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#32AFC4 — Teal

#32AFC4 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 #32AFC4 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.

#32AFC4 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 #C34832; it also sits naturally between #32C390 and #3265C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#32AFC4 · RGB 50, 175, 196

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Color values

HEX#32AFC4
RGB50, 175, 196
HSL189°, 59%, 48%
HSV189°, 74%, 77%
CMYK74%, 11%, 0%, 23%
XYZ26.61, 35.32, 57.64
Yxy35.32, 0.2225, 0.2954
CIE-Lab66.00, -26.36, -20.41
Hunter Lab59.43, -21.25, -19.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 69% · Blue 77%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

Sample text in #32AFC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #32AFC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #32AFC4

.text { color: #32AFC4; }
.background { background-color: #32AFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32AFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 175, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 59%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32AFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 175, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32AFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 175, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#32AFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#32AFC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #32AFC4

#2E9FB2#298D9E#257E8E#1F6C7A#1B5E69#174F59#123D45#0E2F35#081D20#040E10

Tints of #32AFC4

#40B9CE#55C0D3#65C6D7#79CEDC#8DD5E2#A2DDE7#B6E4EC#C6EAF0#DBF2F6#EFF9FB

Tones of #32AFC4

#3CA6B9#479EAE#5198A4#5C9099#66898F#718184

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C34832:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.60:1 Fails
Against black text8.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #32AFC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32AFC4

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 #32AFC4: ·

How #32AFC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6869BFDeuteranopia · #6158BETritanopia · #38BBBA

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 sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #32AFC4 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Tempest
#31A8C4 · #7693D6 · #715BCD · #B263D4
Palette 071952
#071952 · #088395 · #37B7C3 · #EBF4F6
Serene Meadow
#B9E4EE · #81CADA · #34A6C0 · #11343B
Palette F6f5f5
#F6F5F5 · #E9E4E6 · #3BB4C1 · #048998
Hidden Ruby Horizon
#53CEAD · #38A8BD · #2B62B4 · #625FE0
Tender Ruby Marble
#2EB89B · #33A3C6 · #5C85DD · #4030B5

Similar colors

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

#31A8C4#37B7C3#34A6C0#3BB4C1#38A8BD#33A3C6#2CA4BF#27ADBC#29A8CC#29B6CC#39B1D1#37B5B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #32AFC3  ·  #32AFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #32AFC4?

#32AFC4 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 50, 175, 196). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32AFC4?

#32AFC4 is RGB 50, 175, 196 — HSL 189°, 59%, 48% — CMYK 74%, 11%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #32AFC4?

Its complement is #C34832; analogous partners are #32C390 and #3265C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32AFC4 for text?

Black text on #32AFC4 has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.