Dusty Teal #4C9085
Dusty Teal is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan with hex code #4C9085 and RGB rgb(76, 144, 133).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#4C9085 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.072 and its hue 182°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Dusty Teal. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.072) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dusty Teal |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Colors that go with Dusty Teal
Matches found by rotating Dusty Teal around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Dusty Teal
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Dusty Teal, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Dusty Teal, with their ΔE distance.
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.028
- Teal Green #0A9396 ΔE 0.037
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.038
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.039
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.039
- Blue Green #0F9B8E ΔE 0.039
- Dark Cyan #008B8B ΔE 0.043
- Ocean Green #3D9973 ΔE 0.046
More about Dusty Teal
How to make Dusty Teal
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts blue
- 2 parts white
- 1 part yellow
Recipe result: #3D9190, a difference of ΔE 0.018 from Dusty Teal. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Dusty Teal in every format
| HEX | #4C9085 |
| RGB | rgb(76, 144, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 31%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.072 182.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4C9085 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4C9085 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4C9085 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4C9085 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Dusty Teal
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F6F6
oklch(97% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E3ECEA
oklch(93.6% 0.01 181.4)
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Step 200
200
#CCDEDA
oklch(88.6% 0.02 181.1)
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Step 300
300
#A9C8C2
oklch(80.8% 0.034 182.4)
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Step 400
400
#79ACA3
oklch(70.6% 0.056 182.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4C9085
oklch(60.5% 0.072 182.1)
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Step 600
600
#358277
oklch(55.5% 0.078 182.6)
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Step 700
700
#276E64
oklch(49.1% 0.072 182.4)
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Step 800
800
#225A51
oklch(42.8% 0.061 181.1)
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Step 900
900
#224A43
oklch(37.8% 0.047 180.8)
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Step 950
950
#152B27
oklch(26.9% 0.029 181)
Dusty Teal with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8B8985 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7F8186 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2E928D | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.072 |
Use Dusty Teal in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.