Palettes / Colors / #20BCAF

#20BCAF — Teal

#20BCAF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#20BCAF 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 #BC202D; it also sits naturally between #20BC61 and #207BBC. 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 13% · Green 74% · Blue 69%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #20BCAF

.text { color: #20BCAF; }
.background { background-color: #20BCAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #20BCAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 188, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 71%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #20BCAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 188, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #20BCAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 188, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#20BCAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#20BCAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #20BCAF

Tints of #20BCAF

Tones of #20BCAF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC202D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #20BCAF: #000000.

How #20BCAF 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 #20BCAF 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

← #20BCAE  ·  #20BCB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #20BCAF?

#20BCAF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 32, 188, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #20BCAF?

#20BCAF is RGB 32, 188, 175 — HSL 175°, 71%, 43% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 7%, 26%.

What colors go with #20BCAF?

Its complement is #BC202D; analogous partners are #20BC61 and #207BBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #20BCAF for text?

Black text on #20BCAF has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.