Palettes / Colors / #04AFAF

#04AFAF — Vivid Teal

#04AFAF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#04AFAF 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 #AF0404; it also sits naturally between #04AF59 and #0459AF. 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 69% · Blue 69%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #04AFAF

.text { color: #04AFAF; }
.background { background-color: #04AFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #04AFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 175, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 96%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #04AFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 175, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #04AFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 175, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#04AFAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#04AFAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #04AFAF

Tints of #04AFAF

Tones of #04AFAF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AF0404:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #04AFAF: #000000.

How #04AFAF 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 #04AFAF 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 #04AFAF?

#04AFAF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 4, 175, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #04AFAF?

#04AFAF is RGB 4, 175, 175 — HSL 180°, 96%, 35% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #04AFAF?

Its complement is #AF0404; analogous partners are #04AF59 and #0459AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #04AFAF for text?

Black text on #04AFAF has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.