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#4ECEEC — Vivid Teal

#4ECEEC 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 #4ECEEC 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.

#4ECEEC 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 #ED6C50; it also sits naturally between #50EDBB and #5081ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4ECEEC · RGB 78, 206, 236

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Color values

HEX#4ECEEC
RGB78, 206, 236
HSL191°, 81%, 62%
HSV191°, 67%, 93%
CMYK67%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ40.35, 51.82, 87.23
Yxy51.82, 0.2249, 0.2888
CIE-Lab77.17, -25.81, -25.11
Hunter Lab71.99, -22.42, -26.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4ECEEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4ECEEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4ECEEC

.text { color: #4ECEEC; }
.background { background-color: #4ECEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4ECEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 206, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 81%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4ECEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 206, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4ECEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 206, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4ECEEC

#34C8EA#18C1E7#16AED0#1396B4#107F98#0D687D#0A5161#083E4A#05272E#020F12

Tints of #4ECEEC

#5DD4EE#70D9F0#7EDCF1#90E1F3#9EE5F5#ACE9F6#BEEEF8#CCF1FA#DFF6FC#EDFAFD

Tones of #4ECEEC

#5BC8E1#66C2D6#72BACB#7CB4C0#88ACB4#92A5AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED6C50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #4ECEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4ECEEC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4ECEEC: ·

How #4ECEEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8587E5Deuteranopia · #7E74E3Tritanopia · #54DFDE

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:

Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4ECEEC rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Aurora
#126468 · #0E3DA1 · #50CEEE · #B0CBEE
Modern Cascade
#6AEDB7 · #40E2D2 · #4CCBED · #468FDE
Midnight Neon
#0F0F1A · #7209B7 · #F72585 · #4CC9F0
Palette Ffde42
#FFDE42 · #53CBF3 · #5478FF · #111FA2
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC
Palette Fba834
#FBA834 · #333A73 · #387ADF · #50C4ED

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#50CEEE#4CCBED#4CC9F0#53CBF3#4FC8E4#50C4ED#50D3E3#4BC6E5#49CDE1#59D4E8#58D7EA#4ECEDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4ECEEB  ·  #4ECEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4ECEEC?

#4ECEEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 78, 206, 236). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4ECEEC?

#4ECEEC is RGB 78, 206, 236 — HSL 191°, 81%, 62% — CMYK 67%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4ECEEC?

Its complement is #ED6C50; analogous partners are #50EDBB and #5081ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4ECEEC for text?

Black text on #4ECEEC has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.