Palettes / Colors / #4CD8FA

#4CD8FA — Vivid Teal

#4CD8FA 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 #4CD8FA 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.

#4CD8FA 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 #FA6F4C; it also sits naturally between #4CFAC6 and #4C80FA. 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 30% · Green 85% · Blue 98%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4CD8FA

.text { color: #4CD8FA; }
.background { background-color: #4CD8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4CD8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(76, 216, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 95%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4CD8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(76, 216, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4CD8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(76, 216, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4CD8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4CD8FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA6F4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4CD8FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4CD8FA

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 #4CD8FA 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 #4CD8FA 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 #4CD8FA?

#4CD8FA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 76, 216, 250). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4CD8FA?

#4CD8FA is RGB 76, 216, 250 — HSL 192°, 95%, 64% — CMYK 70%, 14%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #4CD8FA?

Its complement is #FA6F4C; analogous partners are #4CFAC6 and #4C80FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4CD8FA for text?

Black text on #4CD8FA has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.