#32B4A8#32B4A8
#32B4A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.111 H 185.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #32B4A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(50, 180, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 6.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, -37.09, -3.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 37.30, 186.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% -0.1099 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.111 185.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7012, 36.1449, 42.7130) |
| Luminance | 0.3615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.15
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.38
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.90
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#32B4A8 #B4323E
analogous
#32B467 #32B4A8 #327FB4
triadic
#32B4A8 #A832B4 #B4A832
tetradic
#32B4A8 #6732B4 #B4323E #7FB432
square
#32B4A8 #6732B4 #B4323E #7FB432
split-complementary
#32B4A8 #B4327F #B46732
monochromatic
#17544F #25847B #32B4A8 #54CFC4 #84DDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#32B4A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#32B4A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #32B4A8
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##32B4A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##32B4A8 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAAA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #32b4a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 180, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.111 185.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ecbc1',
500: '#32b4a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #32b4a8; $custom-light: #7ecbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#32b4a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 50,
"g": 180,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.462,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69872,
"c": 0.11051,
"h": 185.8
},
"luminance": 0.36148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#32B4A8
secondary
#C67C83
accent
#4856E0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281