Palettes / Colors / #20EEEC
#20EEEC — Vivid Teal
#20EEEC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #20EEEC 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.
#20EEEC 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 #EE2024; it also sits naturally between #20EE84 and #208BEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #20EEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 32, 238, 236 |
| HSL | 179°, 86%, 53% |
| HSV | 179°, 87%, 93% |
| CMYK | 87%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 46.31, 67.51, 89.95 |
| Yxy | 67.51, 0.2273, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.76, -45.18, -12.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.17, -39.41, -12.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 13% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 87% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #20EEEC
.text { color: #20EEEC; }
.background { background-color: #20EEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #20EEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 238, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 86%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #20EEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 238, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #20EEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 238, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#20EEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#20EEEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EE2024:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #20EEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #20EEEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #20EEEC: ·
How #20EEEC 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 #20EEEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #20EEEC?
#20EEEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 32, 238, 236). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.
What is the RGB and HSL of #20EEEC?
#20EEEC is RGB 32, 238, 236 — HSL 179°, 86%, 53% — CMYK 87%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #20EEEC?
Its complement is #EE2024; analogous partners are #20EE84 and #208BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #20EEEC for text?
Black text on #20EEEC has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.