Palettes / Colors / #048EA9

#048EA9 — Vivid Teal

#048EA9 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 #048EA9 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.

#048EA9 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 #A92004; it also sits naturally between #04A972 and #043BA9. 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 56% · Blue 66%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #048EA9

.text { color: #048EA9; }
.background { background-color: #048EA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #048EA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 142, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 95%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #048EA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 142, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #048EA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 142, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#048EA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#048EA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A92004:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #048EA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #048EA9

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 #048EA9 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 #048EA9 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 #048EA9?

#048EA9 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 4, 142, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #048EA9?

#048EA9 is RGB 4, 142, 169 — HSL 190°, 95%, 34% — CMYK 98%, 16%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #048EA9?

Its complement is #A92004; analogous partners are #04A972 and #043BA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #048EA9 for text?

Black text on #048EA9 has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.