Palettes / Colors / #4BECAE

#4BECAE — Vivid Green

#4BECAE is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #4BECAE 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.

#4BECAE is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #EC4B89; it also sits naturally between #4BEC5E and #4BD9EC. 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 93% · Blue 68%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4BECAE

.text { color: #4BECAE; }
.background { background-color: #4BECAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4BECAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(75, 236, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 81%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4BECAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(75, 236, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4BECAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(75, 236, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4BECAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC4B89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4BECAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4BECAE

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 #4BECAE 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 #4BECAE 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

← #4BECAD  ·  #4BECAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4BECAE?

#4BECAE is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 75, 236, 174). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4BECAE?

#4BECAE is RGB 75, 236, 174 — HSL 157°, 81%, 61% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #4BECAE?

Its complement is #EC4B89; analogous partners are #4BEC5E and #4BD9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4BECAE for text?

Black text on #4BECAE has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.