Palettes / Colors / #4ACAED

#4ACAED — Vivid Teal

#4ACAED is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#4ACAED 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 #ED6D4A; it also sits naturally between #4AEDBF and #4A78ED. 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 29% · Green 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4ACAED

.text { color: #4ACAED; }
.background { background-color: #4ACAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4ACAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(74, 202, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 82%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4ACAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(74, 202, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4ACAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(74, 202, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4ACAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4ACAED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED6D4A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4ACAED: #000000.

How #4ACAED 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 #4ACAED 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 #4ACAED?

#4ACAED is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 74, 202, 237). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4ACAED?

#4ACAED is RGB 74, 202, 237 — HSL 193°, 82%, 61% — CMYK 69%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4ACAED?

Its complement is #ED6D4A; analogous partners are #4AEDBF and #4A78ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4ACAED for text?

Black text on #4ACAED has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.