Palettes / Colors / #4CD5FA
#4CD5FA — Vivid Teal
#4CD5FA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #4CD5FA 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.
#4CD5FA 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 #FA724C; it also sits naturally between #4CFAC9 and #4C7DFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #4CD5FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 76, 213, 250 |
| HSL | 193°, 95%, 64% |
| HSV | 193°, 70%, 98% |
| CMYK | 70%, 15%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 44.03, 56.03, 98.94 |
| Yxy | 56.03, 0.2213, 0.2816 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.63, -25.32, -28.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.85, -22.34, -31.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 30% · Green 84% · Blue 98%
Cyan 70% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #4CD5FA
.text { color: #4CD5FA; }
.background { background-color: #4CD5FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4CD5FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(76, 213, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 95%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4CD5FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(76, 213, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4CD5FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(76, 213, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#4CD5FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4CD5FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA724C:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #4CD5FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4CD5FA
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 #4CD5FA: ·
How #4CD5FA 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 #4CD5FA 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 #4CD5FA?
#4CD5FA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 76, 213, 250). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #4CD5FA?
#4CD5FA is RGB 76, 213, 250 — HSL 193°, 95%, 64% — CMYK 70%, 15%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #4CD5FA?
Its complement is #FA724C; analogous partners are #4CFAC9 and #4C7DFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #4CD5FA for text?
Black text on #4CD5FA has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.