Palettes / Colors / #04CD8A

#04CD8A — Vivid Teal

#04CD8A is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumSpringGreen (#00FA9A). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) — not an exact match. CSS mediumspringgreen gives you #00FA9A, a different color; use #04CD8A 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.

#04CD8A 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 #CD0447; it also sits naturally between #04CD26 and #04ABCD. 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 80% · Blue 54%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #04CD8A

.text { color: #04CD8A; }
.background { background-color: #04CD8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #04CD8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 205, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #04CD8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 205, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #04CD8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 205, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#04CD8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#04CD8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD0447:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #04CD8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #04CD8A

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 #04CD8A 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 #04CD8A 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

← #04CD89  ·  #04CD8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #04CD8A?

#04CD8A is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 4, 205, 138). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #04CD8A?

#04CD8A is RGB 4, 205, 138 — HSL 160°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 33%, 20%.

What colors go with #04CD8A?

Its complement is #CD0447; analogous partners are #04CD26 and #04ABCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #04CD8A for text?

Black text on #04CD8A has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.