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#32eedf

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Turquoise

RGB
50, 238, 223
HSL
175°, 85%, 57%
CMYK
79, 0, 6, 7
Luminance
0.6715

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #32eedf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#32eedf
Hue
175°
cyan
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6715
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
86/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.43:1
Closest name
Turquoise
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue175° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool86% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#32eedf
RGBrgb(50, 238, 223)
HSLhsl(175, 85%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 6%, 7%)
LABlab(85.6 -47.6 -5.6)
LCHlch(85.6 47.9 186.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.858 0.142 186.5)
Decimal3337951
Display P3color(display-p3 0.196 0.933 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #32eedf;
background-color: #32eedf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#32eedf] bg-[#32eedf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #32eedf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.196, green: 0.933, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#32eedf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF32EEDF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 238, 50)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #32eedf · 14.43:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.43:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #32eedf as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.43:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#32eedf on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#32eedf on black: 14.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E1E0DF
deuteranopia · #C8CEE1
tritanopia · #00F4E9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #32eedf is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FCFC
#E5FAF8
#C5F7F3
#97F6EF
#64F2E7
#32eedf
#13E2D1
#10BCAF
#0C978C
#0E6D65
#08443F
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FCFCDarkest = 950 · #08443F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCFC;
  --brand-100: #E5FAF8;
  --brand-200: #C5F7F3;
  --brand-300: #97F6EF;
  --brand-400: #64F2E7;
  --brand-500: #32eedf;
  --brand-600: #13E2D1;
  --brand-700: #10BCAF;
  --brand-800: #0C978C;
  --brand-900: #0E6D65;
  --brand-950: #08443F;
  --brand: #32eedf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #32eedf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B94
Captions on the surface
Accent#F22E6F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0A766D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDFB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142423
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #32eedf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#EE3241
Analogous left#32EE81
Analogous right#329FEE
Split-complement 1#EE329F
Split-complement 2#EE8132
Triadic 1#DF32EE
Triadic 2#EEDF32
Tetradic#8132EE

RGB percentages

Red19.6%
Green93.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.3%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#32eedf text on a black background

contrast 14.43:1

Card sample

#32eedf text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #32eedf;
Background color
Panel with #32eedf background
background-color: #32eedf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #32eedf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(50, 238, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(50, 238, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #32eedf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #32eedf, #3280EE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #32eedf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#32eedf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#32eedf, answered

What color is #32eedf?

#32eedf is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Turquoise (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 175° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #32eedf?

rgb(50, 238, 223) — 50 red, 238 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 19.6% / 93.3% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #32eedf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6715 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 14.43:1.

Should I use black or white text on #32eedf?

Black. It scores 14.43:1 against #32eedf, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #32eedf?

#EE3241 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EE329F and #EE8132, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #32eedf?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDE9 for borders, #4B9B94 for secondary text, #F22E6F as an accent and #0A766D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #32EE81 and #329FEE stays calm, while #EE3241 is the loudest partner.

What is #32eedf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(79%, 0%, 6%, 7%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #32eedf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 86 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #32EE9A; nudged cooler, #30C2F0.

Work with #32eedf in the Color Lab