Palettes / Colors / #859EA4

#859EA4 — Dusty Teal

#859EA4 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

#859EA4 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 #A48A84; it also sits naturally between #84A49A and #848DA4. 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 52% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #859EA4

.text { color: #859EA4; }
.background { background-color: #859EA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #859EA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 158, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 15%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #859EA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 158, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #859EA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 158, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#859EA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#859EA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A48A84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #859EA4: #000000.

How #859EA4 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 #859EA4 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 #859EA4?

#859EA4 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 158, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #859EA4?

#859EA4 is RGB 133, 158, 164 — HSL 192°, 15%, 58% — CMYK 19%, 4%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #859EA4?

Its complement is #A48A84; analogous partners are #84A49A and #848DA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #859EA4 for text?

Black text on #859EA4 has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.