Palettes / Colors / #04FBEF
#04FBEF — Vivid Teal
#04FBEF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #04FBEF 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.
#04FBEF 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 #FB0410; it also sits naturally between #04FB73 and #048CFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #04FBEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 4, 251, 239 |
| HSL | 177°, 97%, 50% |
| HSV | 177°, 98%, 98% |
| CMYK | 98%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 50.13, 75.25, 93.54 |
| Yxy | 75.25, 0.2290, 0.3437 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.51, -50.82, -8.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.75, -44.73, -8.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 2% · Green 98% · Blue 94%
Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #04FBEF
.text { color: #04FBEF; }
.background { background-color: #04FBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #04FBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 251, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 97%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #04FBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 251, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #04FBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 251, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#04FBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#04FBEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #04FBEF
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Tones of #04FBEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FB0410:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #04FBEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #04FBEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #04FBEF: ·
How #04FBEF 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 #04FBEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #04FBEF?
#04FBEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 4, 251, 239). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.
What is the RGB and HSL of #04FBEF?
#04FBEF is RGB 4, 251, 239 — HSL 177°, 97%, 50% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #04FBEF?
Its complement is #FB0410; analogous partners are #04FB73 and #048CFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #04FBEF for text?
Black text on #04FBEF has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.