Palettes / Colors / #809EA1

#809EA1 — Dusty Teal

#809EA1 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #809EA1 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.

#809EA1 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 #A28481; it also sits naturally between #81A294 and #818FA2. 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 50% · Green 62% · Blue 63%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809EA1

.text { color: #809EA1; }
.background { background-color: #809EA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809EA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 158, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 15%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809EA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 158, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809EA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 158, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809EA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809EA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A28481:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809EA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809EA1

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 #809EA1 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 #809EA1 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

← #809EA0  ·  #809EA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #809EA1?

#809EA1 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 158, 161). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809EA1?

#809EA1 is RGB 128, 158, 161 — HSL 185°, 15%, 57% — CMYK 20%, 2%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #809EA1?

Its complement is #A28481; analogous partners are #81A294 and #818FA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809EA1 for text?

Black text on #809EA1 has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.