Palettes / Colors / #4FAEB5

#4FAEB5 — Muted Teal

#4FAEB5 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #4FAEB5 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.

#4FAEB5 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 #B5564F; it also sits naturally between #4FB589 and #4F7BB5. 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 68% · Blue 71%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4FAEB5

.text { color: #4FAEB5; }
.background { background-color: #4FAEB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4FAEB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 174, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 41%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4FAEB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 174, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4FAEB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 174, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4FAEB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4FAEB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5564F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4FAEB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4FAEB5

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 #4FAEB5 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 #4FAEB5 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 #4FAEB5?

#4FAEB5 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 79, 174, 181). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4FAEB5?

#4FAEB5 is RGB 79, 174, 181 — HSL 184°, 41%, 51% — CMYK 56%, 4%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #4FAEB5?

Its complement is #B5564F; analogous partners are #4FB589 and #4F7BB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4FAEB5 for text?

Black text on #4FAEB5 has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.