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#014F50 Color

#014F50 is rgb(1, 79, 80) in RGB, hsl(181, 98%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 1%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#014F50
HEX#014F50
RGBrgb(1, 79, 80)
HSLhsl(181, 98%, 16%)
HSVhsv(181, 99%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 1%, 0%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(38.8% 0.066 196.3)
LABlab(29.66% -21.27 -6.96)
LCHlch(29.66% 22.38 198.12)

What #014F50 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #014F50, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#014F50 Channel Values

How #014F50 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 79 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 98% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 99% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.39:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #014F50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #014F50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #014F50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #014F50; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #014F50

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #014F50.

How #014F50 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#014F50
Protanopia#484850
Protanomaly#384B50
Deuteranopia#414151
Deuteranomaly#324751
Tritanopia#004F4F
Tritanomaly#004F4F
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #014F50 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-014f50: #014F50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #014F50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-014f50': '#014F50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.310, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_014f50">#014F50</color>
SVG fillfill="#014F50"

More Teal Colors

#014F50 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#014F50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #014F50?

#014F50 is a darkest teal — rgb(1, 79, 80) in RGB and hsl(181, 98%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #014F50?

#014F50 is rgb(1, 79, 80) — red 1, green 79, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #014F50?

#014F50 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 1%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #014F50 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #014F50 scores 9.39:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #014F50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #014F50 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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