Palettes / Colors / #4DCFDA

#4DCFDA — Teal

#4DCFDA is a teal color we call 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 #4DCFDA 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.

#4DCFDA 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 #DB594D; it also sits naturally between #4DDBA0 and #4D88DB. 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 81% · Blue 85%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4DCFDA

.text { color: #4DCFDA; }
.background { background-color: #4DCFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4DCFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(77, 207, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 66%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4DCFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(77, 207, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4DCFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(77, 207, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4DCFDA

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Tones of #4DCFDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB594D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4DCFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4DCFDA

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 #4DCFDA 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 #4DCFDA 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

← #4DCFD9  ·  #4DCFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4DCFDA?

#4DCFDA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 77, 207, 218). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4DCFDA?

#4DCFDA is RGB 77, 207, 218 — HSL 185°, 66%, 58% — CMYK 65%, 5%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #4DCFDA?

Its complement is #DB594D; analogous partners are #4DDBA0 and #4D88DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4DCFDA for text?

Black text on #4DCFDA has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.