Palettes / Colors / #32AAAE

#32AAAE — Teal

#32AAAE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #32AAAE 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.

#32AAAE 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 #AE3732; it also sits naturally between #32AE74 and #326CAE. 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 20% · Green 67% · Blue 68%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #32AAAE

.text { color: #32AAAE; }
.background { background-color: #32AAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32AAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 170, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 55%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32AAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 170, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32AAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 170, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#32AAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#32AAAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE3732:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #32AAAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32AAAE

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 #32AAAE 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 #32AAAE 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 #32AAAE?

#32AAAE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 50, 170, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32AAAE?

#32AAAE is RGB 50, 170, 174 — HSL 182°, 55%, 44% — CMYK 71%, 2%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #32AAAE?

Its complement is #AE3732; analogous partners are #32AE74 and #326CAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32AAAE for text?

Black text on #32AAAE has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.