Palettes / Colors / #658E95

#658E95 — Dusty Teal

#658E95 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 #658E95 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.

#658E95 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 #956C65; it also sits naturally between #659584 and #657695. 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 40% · Green 56% · Blue 58%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #658E95

.text { color: #658E95; }
.background { background-color: #658E95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #658E95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 142, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 19%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #658E95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 142, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #658E95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 142, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#658E95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#658E95">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #956C65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #658E95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #658E95

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 #658E95 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 #658E95 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 #658E95?

#658E95 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 101, 142, 149). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #658E95?

#658E95 is RGB 101, 142, 149 — HSL 189°, 19%, 49% — CMYK 32%, 5%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #658E95?

Its complement is #956C65; analogous partners are #659584 and #657695. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #658E95 for text?

Black text on #658E95 has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.59:1.