Palettes / Colors / #698686

#698686 — Dusty Teal

#698686 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the teal family.

#698686 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 #866969; it also sits naturally between #698678 and #697886. 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 41% · Green 53% · Blue 53%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #698686

.text { color: #698686; }
.background { background-color: #698686; }
.border { border: 3px solid #698686; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 134, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 12%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #698686; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 134, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #698686; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 134, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#698686">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#698686">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #866969:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #698686: #000000.

How #698686 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 #698686 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

← #698685  ·  #698687 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #698686?

#698686 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 105, 134, 134). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #698686?

#698686 is RGB 105, 134, 134 — HSL 180°, 12%, 47% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #698686?

Its complement is #866969; analogous partners are #698678 and #697886. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #698686 for text?

Black text on #698686 has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.