Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #32CECE

#32CECE — Teal

#32CECE 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 #32CECE 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.

#32CECE 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 #CD3232; it also sits naturally between #32CD80 and #3280CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#32CECE · RGB 50, 206, 206

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#32CECE
RGB50, 206, 206
HSL180°, 61%, 50%
HSV180°, 76%, 81%
CMYK76%, 0%, 0%, 19%
XYZ34.53, 49.28, 66.08
Yxy49.28, 0.2304, 0.3288
CIE-Lab75.62, -38.17, -11.36
Hunter Lab70.20, -31.80, -10.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #32CECE

.text { color: #32CECE; }
.background { background-color: #32CECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32CECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 61%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32CECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32CECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 206, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #32CECE

#2DB9B9#29A8A8#249494#208383#1B6F6F#165A5A#124A4A#0D3535#092525#041010

Tints of #32CECE

#46D2D2#57D6D6#6BDBDB#7CDFDF#90E4E4#A5E9E9#B5EDED#CAF2F2#DAF6F6#EFFBFB

Tones of #32CECE

#3DC2C2#47B8B8#53ACAC#5EA1A1#6A9595#748B8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD3232:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #32CECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32CECE

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 #32CECE: ·

How #32CECE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7677CEDeuteranopia · #6D61CETritanopia · #3ACECE

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:

Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4

Palettes with a similar color

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

Crystal Ruby Lagoon
#2FCFCE · #5F90D0 · #523DD2 · #8C28B4
Amber Meadow
#268E27 · #27935B · #3CD3CE · #257CC4
Palette 36d1c4
#36D1C4 · #A0EECC · #FFF2BE · #F6318C
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Palette 77e4c8
#77E4C8 · #36C2CE · #478CCF · #4535C1
Serene Dusk
#0D3076 · #34ADAB · #38DACE · #9DC2ED

Similar colors

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

#2FCFCE#3CD3CE#36D1C4#37D6C7#36C2CE#38DACE#31C8DA#3EC5CD#32DBC6#2BCDDD#2BD6DB#3ECFDA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #32CECD  ·  #32CECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #32CECE?

#32CECE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 50, 206, 206). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32CECE?

#32CECE is RGB 50, 206, 206 — HSL 180°, 61%, 50% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #32CECE?

Its complement is #CD3232; analogous partners are #32CD80 and #3280CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32CECE for text?

Black text on #32CECE has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.