#4ECDC4 · Turquoise

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#4ECDC4 is a medium, moderately saturated teal color, closest to Turquoise and near Turquoise and Eucalyptus. In OKLCH it has 78% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 189°. 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.

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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

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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.

--turquoise: #4ECDC4;

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