Palettes / Colors / #4DCFEE

#4DCFEE — Vivid Teal

#4DCFEE is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #4DCFEE 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.

#4DCFEE 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 #EF6E4E; it also sits naturally between #4EEFBE and #4E7EEF. 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 93%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4DCFEE

.text { color: #4DCFEE; }
.background { background-color: #4DCFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4DCFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(77, 207, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4DCFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(77, 207, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4DCFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(77, 207, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF6E4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4DCFEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4DCFEE

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 #4DCFEE 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 #4DCFEE 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 #4DCFEE?

#4DCFEE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 77, 207, 238). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4DCFEE?

#4DCFEE is RGB 77, 207, 238 — HSL 192°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 68%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4DCFEE?

Its complement is #EF6E4E; analogous partners are #4EEFBE and #4E7EEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4DCFEE for text?

Black text on #4DCFEE has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.