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#32fded

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

RGB
50, 253, 237
HSL
175°, 98%, 59%
CMYK
80, 0, 6, 1
Luminance
0.7704

At a glance

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

Hex
#32fded
Hue
175°
cyan
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7704
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
86/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.41:1
Closest name
Cyan
ΔE2000 5
Where it sits
Hue175° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness59%
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#32fded
RGBrgb(50, 253, 237)
HSLhsl(175, 98%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 6%, 1%)
LABlab(90.3 -50.1 -5.9)
LCHlch(90.3 50.5 186.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.898 0.150 186.4)
Decimal3341805
Display P3color(display-p3 0.196 0.992 0.929)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #32fded;
background-color: #32fded;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#32fded] bg-[#32fded]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #32fded;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.196, green: 0.992, blue: 0.929)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#32fded")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF32FDED)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(237, 253, 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 #32fded · 16.41:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.28:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #32fded as text scores 1.28:1 on white and 16.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#32fded on white: 1.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#32fded on black: 16.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EFEFED
deuteranopia · #D5DBEF
tritanopia · #00FFF8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #32fded 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.

#F1FDFD
#E3FCFA
#C1FBF6
#90FEF5
#58FDF0
#32fded
#02F2E0
#02CABA
#02A295
#06746C
#044943
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F1FDFDDarkest = 950 · #044943
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDFD;
  --brand-100: #E3FCFA;
  --brand-200: #C1FBF6;
  --brand-300: #90FEF5;
  --brand-400: #58FDF0;
  --brand-500: #32fded;
  --brand-600: #02F2E0;
  --brand-700: #02CABA;
  --brand-800: #02A295;
  --brand-900: #06746C;
  --brand-950: #044943;
  --brand: #32fded;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #32fded

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#4B9B95
Captions on the surface
Accent#FF3074
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017E74
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFFD
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 #32fded

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#FD3242
Analogous left#32FD88
Analogous right#32A7FD
Split-complement 1#FD32A7
Split-complement 2#FD8832
Triadic 1#ED32FD
Triadic 2#FDED32
Tetradic#8832FD

RGB percentages

Red19.6%
Green99.2%
Blue92.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.3%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#32fded text on a black background

contrast 16.41:1

Card sample

#32fded text on a white background

contrast 1.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(50, 253, 237, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(50, 253, 237, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #32fded;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #32fded, #3286FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #32fded

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.

#32fded 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.

#32fded, answered

What color is #32fded?

#32fded is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Cyan (ΔE2000 5). It sits at 175° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #32fded?

rgb(50, 253, 237) — 50 red, 253 green and 237 blue out of 255, or 19.6% / 99.2% / 92.9% by channel.

Is #32fded a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7704 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 16.41:1.

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

Black. It scores 16.41:1 against #32fded, versus 1.28:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #32fded?

#FD3242 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FD32A7 and #FD8832, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #32fded?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDE9 for borders, #4B9B95 for secondary text, #FF3074 as an accent and #017E74 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #32FD88 and #32A7FD stays calm, while #FD3242 is the loudest partner.

What is #32fded in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(80%, 0%, 6%, 1%). 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 #32fded 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 #32FDA3; nudged cooler, #30D0FF.

Work with #32fded in the Color Lab