Recognised as Colour
#14A4AD
- #14A4AD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#14A4AD is a cyan with RGB values 20, 164, 173 and HSL 184°, 79%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#14A4AD#14A4AD
HEX#14A4AD
RGBrgb(20, 164, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.6431, 0.6784
RGB percentages7.8%, 64.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(183.5, 79.3%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.5, 88.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK88.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,352,877
CSS custom property--colour: #14A4AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#EB5B52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD1D14
Analogous#14AD69, #1458AD
Triadic#AD14A4, #A4AD14
Split complementary#AD1458, #AD6914
Tetradic#6914AD, #AD1D14, #58AD14
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G164
B173
Red20 (7.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue183.53°
Saturation (HSL)79.27%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G A4 · B AD
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