Palettes / Colors / #04BEBE

#04BEBE — Vivid Teal

#04BEBE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

#04BEBE 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 #BE0404; it also sits naturally between #04BE61 and #0461BE. 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 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #04BEBE

.text { color: #04BEBE; }
.background { background-color: #04BEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #04BEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 96%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #04BEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #04BEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 190, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #04BEBE

Tints of #04BEBE

Tones of #04BEBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE0404:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #04BEBE: #000000.

How #04BEBE 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 #04BEBE 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

← #04BEBD  ·  #04BEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #04BEBE?

#04BEBE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 4, 190, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #04BEBE?

#04BEBE is RGB 4, 190, 190 — HSL 180°, 96%, 38% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #04BEBE?

Its complement is #BE0404; analogous partners are #04BE61 and #0461BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #04BEBE for text?

Black text on #04BEBE has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.