#20BC9E#20BC9E
#20BC9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.129 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #20BC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(32, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 71%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 83%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, -45.21, 4.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 45.42, 174.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.28% -0.1281 0.0108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.28% 0.129 175.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7472, 38.7390, 38.5142) |
| Luminance | 0.3874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.22
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.89
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#20BC9E #BC203E
analogous
#20BC50 #20BC9E #208CBC
triadic
#20BC9E #9E20BC #BC9E20
tetradic
#20BC9E #5020BC #BC203E #8CBC20
square
#20BC9E #5020BC #BC203E #8CBC20
split-complementary
#20BC9E #BC208C #BC5020
monochromatic
#0E5346 #178872 #20BC9E #3BDEBF #70E7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#20BC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#20BC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #20BC9E
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##20BC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##20BC9E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AF9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A1A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #20bc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.129 175.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ad1ba',
500: '#20bc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #20bc9e; $custom-light: #7ad1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#20bc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 32,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.462,
"s": 70.909,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71281,
"c": 0.12856,
"h": 175.2
},
"luminance": 0.38742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#20BC9E
secondary
#CD6B7E
accent
#3A5DEE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280