Palettes / Colors / #047CA2

#047CA2 — Vivid Teal

#047CA2 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #047CA2 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.

#047CA2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A42A04; it also sits naturally between #04A479 and #042FA4. 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 2% · Green 49% · Blue 64%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #047CA2

.text { color: #047CA2; }
.background { background-color: #047CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #047CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 124, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 95%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #047CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 124, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #047CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 124, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#047CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#047CA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A42A04:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #047CA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #047CA2

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 #047CA2 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 #047CA2 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 #047CA2?

#047CA2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 4, 124, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #047CA2?

#047CA2 is RGB 4, 124, 162 — HSL 194°, 95%, 33% — CMYK 98%, 23%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #047CA2?

Its complement is #A42A04; analogous partners are #04A479 and #042FA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #047CA2 for text?

White text on #047CA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.41:1.