Palettes / Colors / #32AFC5

#32AFC5 — Teal

#32AFC5 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 #32AFC5 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.

#32AFC5 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 #C44731; it also sits naturally between #31C490 and #3164C4. 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 69% · Blue 77%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #32AFC5

.text { color: #32AFC5; }
.background { background-color: #32AFC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32AFC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 175, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 60%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32AFC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 175, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32AFC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 175, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#32AFC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#32AFC5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #32AFC5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C44731:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #32AFC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32AFC5

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 #32AFC5 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 #32AFC5 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

← #32AFC4  ·  #32AFC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #32AFC5?

#32AFC5 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 50, 175, 197). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32AFC5?

#32AFC5 is RGB 50, 175, 197 — HSL 189°, 60%, 48% — CMYK 75%, 11%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #32AFC5?

Its complement is #C44731; analogous partners are #31C490 and #3164C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32AFC5 for text?

Black text on #32AFC5 has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.