Palettes / Colors / #62787F

#62787F — Dusty Teal

#62787F is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #62787F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#62787F is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7F6862; it also sits naturally between #627F77 and #62697F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 47% · Blue 50%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #62787F

.text { color: #62787F; }
.background { background-color: #62787F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #62787F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 120, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 13%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #62787F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 120, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #62787F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 120, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#62787F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#62787F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F6862:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #62787F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #62787F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #62787F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #62787F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #62787F?

#62787F is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 98, 120, 127). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #62787F?

#62787F is RGB 98, 120, 127 — HSL 194°, 13%, 44% — CMYK 23%, 6%, 0%, 50%.

What colors go with #62787F?

Its complement is #7F6862; analogous partners are #627F77 and #62697F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #62787F for text?

White text on #62787F has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.