Palettes / Colors / #628D8A

#628D8A — Dusty Teal

#628D8A 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 #628D8A 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.

#628D8A 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 #8D6265; it also sits naturally between #628D75 and #627B8D. 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 55% · Blue 54%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #628D8A

.text { color: #628D8A; }
.background { background-color: #628D8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #628D8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 141, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 18%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #628D8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 141, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #628D8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 141, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#628D8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#628D8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D6265:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #628D8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #628D8A

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 #628D8A 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 #628D8A 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

← #628D89  ·  #628D8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #628D8A?

#628D8A is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 98, 141, 138). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #628D8A?

#628D8A is RGB 98, 141, 138 — HSL 176°, 18%, 47% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 2%, 45%.

What colors go with #628D8A?

Its complement is #8D6265; analogous partners are #628D75 and #627B8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #628D8A for text?

Black text on #628D8A has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.69:1.