#4ECDC4 · near Turquoise

#4ECDC4 (RGB 78, 205, 196) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Turquoise and near Eucalyptus and Sky Blue. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #4ECDC4 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 78% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 189°.

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HEX#4ECDC4

RGBrgb(78, 205, 196)

HSLhsl(176, 56%, 55%)

CMYK62, 0, 4, 20

CSS var--turquoise

Contrast1.93:1 white · 10.85:1 black

Similar named colors

Turquoise #40E0D0Eucalyptus #44D7A8Sky Blue #87CEEBBaby Blue #89CFF0Ash #B2BEB5

How to use #4ECDC4

Black text passes WCAG AA on #4ECDC4 (10.85:1); white text does not (1.93:1).

For a calm scheme pair #4ECDC4 with its analogous neighbors #4CCD84 and #4C95CD; for contrast use its complement #CD4C55 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--turquoise: #4ECDC4;

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Shades & tints

#102927#1F524E#2F7B76#3EA49D#4ECDC4#71D7D0#95E1DC#B8EBE7#DCF5F3

Color harmonies for #4ECDC4

Complementary

#4ECDC4#CD4C55

Analogous

#4ECDC4#4CCD84#4C95CD

Triadic

#4ECDC4#C44CCD#CDC44C

Split complementary

#4ECDC4#CD4C95#CD844C

Tetradic

#4ECDC4#844CCD#CD4C55#95CD4C