Recognised as Colour
#14908C
- #14908C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#14908C is a cyan with RGB values 20, 144, 140 and HSL 178°, 76%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#14908C#14908C
HEX#14908C
RGBrgb(20, 144, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.5647, 0.549
RGB percentages7.8%, 56.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(178.1, 75.6%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 86.1%, 56.5%)
CMYK86.1%, 0%, 2.8%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,347,724
CSS custom property--colour: #14908C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#EB6F73
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#901418
Analogous#14904E, #145690
Triadic#8C1490, #908C14
Split complementary#901456, #904E14
Tetradic#4E1490, #901418, #569014
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G144
B140
Red20 (7.8%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue178.06°
Saturation (HSL)75.61%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 14 · G 90 · B 8C
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