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#32AFBC — Teal

#32AFBC 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 #32AFBC 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.

#32AFBC 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 #BD4032; it also sits naturally between #32BD86 and #326ABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#32AFBC · RGB 50, 175, 188

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Color values

HEX#32AFBC
RGB50, 175, 188
HSL186°, 58%, 47%
HSV186°, 73%, 74%
CMYK73%, 7%, 0%, 26%
XYZ25.72, 34.97, 52.97
Yxy34.97, 0.2263, 0.3077
CIE-Lab65.72, -28.84, -16.39
Hunter Lab59.13, -23.04, -15.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 69% · Blue 74%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #32AFBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #32AFBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #32AFBC

.text { color: #32AFBC; }
.background { background-color: #32AFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32AFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 175, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 58%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32AFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 175, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32AFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 175, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #32AFBC

#2EA1AD#298E99#247F89#207079#1C6169#164E55#123F44#0E3134#091E20#040F10

Tints of #32AFBC

#3EBDCC#52C4D1#66CBD6#7AD2DC#8ED9E1#9EDEE5#B2E5EB#C7ECF0#DBF3F5#EFFAFB

Tones of #32AFBC

#3CA8B4#479FA9#50979F#5A9096#63888C#6E8081

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD4032:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.63:1 Fails
Against black text7.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #32AFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32AFBC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #32AFBC: ·

How #32AFBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6869B9Deuteranopia · #6158B8Tritanopia · #38B6B6

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:

Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4Tailwind cyan 600 · #0891B2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #32AFBC rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Horizon
#53CEAD · #38A8BD · #2B62B4 · #625FE0
Palette 0a1d56
#0A1D56 · #492E87 · #37B5B6 · #F2F597
Serene Meadow
#B9E4EE · #81CADA · #34A6C0 · #11343B
Cosmic Ruby Tempest
#31A8C4 · #7693D6 · #715BCD · #B263D4
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB
Palette F6f5f5
#F6F5F5 · #E9E4E6 · #3BB4C1 · #048998

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#38A8BD#37B5B6#34A6C0#31A8C4#27ADBC#3BB4C1#37B7C3#3AA6B9#2CA4BF#34A7B2#29ADB2#3BBABB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #32AFBB  ·  #32AFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #32AFBC?

#32AFBC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 50, 175, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32AFBC?

#32AFBC is RGB 50, 175, 188 — HSL 186°, 58%, 47% — CMYK 73%, 7%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #32AFBC?

Its complement is #BD4032; analogous partners are #32BD86 and #326ABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32AFBC for text?

Black text on #32AFBC has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.