Palettes / Colors / #4BBCBE

#4BBCBE — Muted Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #4BBCBE 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.

#4BBCBE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BE4D4B; it also sits naturally between #4BBE87 and #4B83BE. 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 74% · Blue 75%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4BBCBE

.text { color: #4BBCBE; }
.background { background-color: #4BBCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4BBCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(75, 188, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 47%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4BBCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(75, 188, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4BBCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(75, 188, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE4D4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4BBCBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4BBCBE

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 #4BBCBE 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 #4BBCBE 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

← #4BBCBD  ·  #4BBCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4BBCBE?

#4BBCBE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 75, 188, 190). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4BBCBE?

#4BBCBE is RGB 75, 188, 190 — HSL 181°, 47%, 52% — CMYK 61%, 1%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #4BBCBE?

Its complement is #BE4D4B; analogous partners are #4BBE87 and #4B83BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4BBCBE for text?

Black text on #4BBCBE has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.