What color is #20D5CC?

#20D5CC is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20D5CC?

The RGB value is 32, 213, 204: 32 red, 213 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20D5CC?

The complementary color is #D52029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20D5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20D5CC color

#20D5CC rgb(32, 213, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #20D5CC is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 83.5% green and 80% blue (32, 213, 204).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 74% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#20D5CC color codes

HEX	`#20D5CC`
RGB	`rgb(32, 213, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 83.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 74%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 85%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.43, -43.37, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.43, 44.03, 189.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.284, 52.251, 65.341)`
Decimal	`2151884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20D5CC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #20D5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#20D5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #20D5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20d5cc; }
.text { color: #20d5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20d5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 213 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20d5cc, #2084d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #20D5CC?: #20D5CC is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20D5CC?: The RGB value is 32, 213, 204: 32 red, 213 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20D5CC?: The complementary color is #D52029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20D5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.