Recognised as Colour
#14CDB4
- #14CDB4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Turquoise
#14CDB4 is a cyan with RGB values 20, 205, 180 and HSL 172°, 82%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#14CDB4#14CDB4
HEX#14CDB4
RGBrgb(20, 205, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.8039, 0.7059
RGB percentages7.8%, 80.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(171.9, 82.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 90.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK90.2%, 0%, 12.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,363,380
CSS custom property--colour: #14CDB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#EB324B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CD142D
Analogous#14CD57, #148ACD
Triadic#B414CD, #CDB414
Split complementary#CD148A, #CD5714
Tetradic#5814CD, #CD142D, #8ACD14
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G205
B180
Red20 (7.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue171.89°
Saturation (HSL)82.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 14 · G CD · B B4
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