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#32BECD — Teal

#32BECD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #32BECD 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.

#32BECD 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 #CD4132; it also sits naturally between #32CD8F and #3270CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#32BECD · RGB 50, 190, 205

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Color values

HEX#32BECD
RGB50, 190, 205
HSL186°, 61%, 50%
HSV186°, 76%, 80%
CMYK76%, 7%, 0%, 20%
XYZ30.75, 41.91, 64.23
Yxy41.91, 0.2246, 0.3062
CIE-Lab70.81, -30.94, -18.06
Hunter Lab64.74, -25.46, -17.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #32BECD

.text { color: #32BECD; }
.background { background-color: #32BECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32BECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 190, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 61%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32BECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 190, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32BECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 190, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #32BECD

#2DABB9#299CA8#248994#207983#1B666F#16535A#12444A#0D3135#092225#040F10

Tints of #32BECD

#46C4D2#57C9D6#6BD0DB#7CD5DF#90DCE4#A5E2E9#B5E7ED#CAEEF2#DAF3F6#EFFAFB

Tones of #32BECD

#3DB5C2#47ACB8#53A3AC#5E9AA1#6A9195#74898B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD4132:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.24:1 Fails
Against black text9.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #32BECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32BECD

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 #32BECD: ·

How #32BECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6F70C9Deuteranopia · #675CC9Tritanopia · #39C7C6

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 cyan 500 · #06B6D4Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 77e4c8
#77E4C8 · #36C2CE · #478CCF · #4535C1
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7
Rustic Cascade
#939F21 · #2ABDCC · #C829B9 · #E3E6B3
Palette Fac0e1
#FAC0E1 · #CAA5F1 · #59D4E8 · #39BDC8
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Amber Ruby Twilight
#36BFD6 · #1E55B6 · #553FDE · #57147D

Similar colors

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

#36C2CE#2FBCD4#2ABDCC#39BDC8#3ABACE#36BFD6#29B6CC#2BBBD7#37B7C3#3FBFCF#28BDD6#3EC1D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #32BECC  ·  #32BECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #32BECD?

#32BECD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 50, 190, 205). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32BECD?

#32BECD is RGB 50, 190, 205 — HSL 186°, 61%, 50% — CMYK 76%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #32BECD?

Its complement is #CD4132; analogous partners are #32CD8F and #3270CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32BECD for text?

Black text on #32BECD has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.