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#20BCAC Color

#20BCAC is rgb(32, 188, 172) in RGB, hsl(174, 71%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 9%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20BCAC
HEX#20BCAC
RGBrgb(32, 188, 172)
HSLhsl(174, 71%, 43%)
HSVhsv(174, 83%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 9%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.122 183.9)
LABlab(68.66% -42.31 -3.39)
LCHlch(68.66% 42.44 184.58)

What #20BCAC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #20BCAC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#20BCAC Channel Values

How #20BCAC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 32 · G 188 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 71% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 83% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20BCAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #20BCAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20BCAC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #20BCAC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #20BCAC.

How #20BCAC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#20BCAC
Protanopia#ADADAC
Protanomaly#8BB3AC
Deuteranopia#9E9EAF
Deuteranomaly#7FABAE
Tritanopia#2DBABA
Tritanomaly#28BBB5
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20BCAC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-20bcac: #20BCAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20BCAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20bcac': '#20BCAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.737, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_20bcac">#20BCAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#20BCAC"

More Teal Colors

#20BCAC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#20BCAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20BCAC?

#20BCAC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(32, 188, 172) in RGB and hsl(174, 71%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #20BCAC?

#20BCAC is rgb(32, 188, 172) — red 32, green 188, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20BCAC?

#20BCAC converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 9%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20BCAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #20BCAC scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #20BCAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #20BCAC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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