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#20EEDD Color

#20EEDD is rgb(32, 238, 221) in RGB, hsl(175, 86%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20EEDD
HEX#20EEDD
RGBrgb(32, 238, 221)
HSLhsl(175, 86%, 53%)
HSVhsv(175, 87%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.147 185.5)
LABlab(85.00% -50.67 -5.67)
LCHlch(85.00% 50.99 186.39)

What #20EEDD 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 #20EEDD, 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.

#20EEDD Channel Values

How #20EEDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 86% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 87% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20EEDD 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #20EEDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20EEDD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #20EEDD

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

Shades

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

How #20EEDD 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#20EEDD
Protanopia#DBDBDE
Protanomaly#B0E3DD
Deuteranopia#C8C8E0
Deuteranomaly#A0D8DF
Tritanopia#31ECEC
Tritanomaly#2BEDE6
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20EEDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-20eedd: #20EEDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20EEDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20eedd': '#20EEDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.933, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_20eedd">#20EEDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#20EEDD"

More Teal Colors

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

#20EEDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20EEDD?

#20EEDD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(32, 238, 221) in RGB and hsl(175, 86%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #20EEDD?

#20EEDD is rgb(32, 238, 221) — red 32, green 238, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20EEDD?

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

Should text on #20EEDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #20EEDD scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #20EEDD 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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