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#20EEAA Color

#20EEAA is rgb(32, 238, 170) in RGB, hsl(160, 86%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20EEAA
HEX#20EEAA
RGBrgb(32, 238, 170)
HSLhsl(160, 86%, 53%)
HSVhsv(160, 87%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 29%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.177 163.3)
LABlab(83.99% -60.26 19.28)
LCHlch(83.99% 63.27 162.26)

What #20EEAA 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 #20EEAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 7.04Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.07Olo#01FFCDΔE 11.6Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 11.6Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.42Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 14.37

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

#20EEAA Channel Values

How #20EEAA 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 238 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 86% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 87% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20EEAA 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #20EEAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #20EEAA

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

Base
#20EEAA
Complementary
#EE2065
Analogous
#20EE42
Analogous
#20CCEE
Triadic
#AA20EE
Triadic
#EEAA20
Split comp.
#EE20CC
Split comp.
#EE4220

Tints & Shades of #20EEAA

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.

Tints

#3DF0B4
#5EF3C1
#7AF5CC
#9BF8D9
#B8FAE4
#D9FCF0

Shades

#10DA97
#0EB980
#0B9869
#097752
#06553B
#043424

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

How #20EEAA 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#20EEAA
Protanopia#DBDBAB
Protanomaly#B0E3AA
Deuteranopia#C8C8AE
Deuteranomaly#A0D8AD
Tritanopia#4CE7E7
Tritanomaly#3FEAD1
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20EEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-20eeaa: #20EEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20EEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20eeaa': '#20EEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.933, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_20eeaa">#20EEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#20EEAA"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#20EEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20EEAA?

#20EEAA is a mid-tone green — rgb(32, 238, 170) in RGB and hsl(160, 86%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #20EEAA?

#20EEAA is rgb(32, 238, 170) — red 32, green 238, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20EEAA?

#20EEAA converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 0%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20EEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #20EEAA scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #20EEAA 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.74, which is visibly different.

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