Palettes / Colors / #4EA695

#4EA695 — Muted Teal

#4EA695 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#4EA695 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A64E60; it also sits naturally between #4EA669 and #4E8CA6. 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 31% · Green 65% · Blue 58%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EA695

.text { color: #4EA695; }
.background { background-color: #4EA695; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EA695; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 166, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 36%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EA695; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 166, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EA695; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 166, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EA695">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EA695">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A64E60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EA695: #000000.

How #4EA695 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 #4EA695 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 #4EA695?

#4EA695 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 78, 166, 149). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EA695?

#4EA695 is RGB 78, 166, 149 — HSL 168°, 36%, 48% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 10%, 35%.

What colors go with #4EA695?

Its complement is #A64E60; analogous partners are #4EA669 and #4E8CA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EA695 for text?

Black text on #4EA695 has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.91:1.