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#14434D Color

#14434D is rgb(20, 67, 77) in RGB, hsl(191, 59%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 13%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14434D
HEX#14434D
RGBrgb(20, 67, 77)
HSLhsl(191, 59%, 19%)
HSVhsv(191, 74%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 13%, 0%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(35.6% 0.052 214.5)
LABlab(25.65% -13.53 -10.98)
LCHlch(25.65% 17.43 219.06)

What #14434D 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 #14434D, 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.

#14434D Channel Values

How #14434D 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 20 · G 67 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 59% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 74% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.83:1 vs white · 1.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14434D 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 text10.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14434D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14434D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14434D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #14434D

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 #14434D.

How #14434D 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#14434D
Protanopia#3E3E4D
Protanomaly#32404D
Deuteranopia#38384E
Deuteranomaly#2D3D4D
Tritanopia#0F4444
Tritanomaly#114448
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14434D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14434d: #14434D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14434D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14434d': '#14434D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.263, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_14434d">#14434D</color>
SVG fillfill="#14434D"

More Teal Colors

#14434D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14434D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14434D?

#14434D is a darkest teal — rgb(20, 67, 77) in RGB and hsl(191, 59%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #14434D?

#14434D is rgb(20, 67, 77) — red 20, green 67, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14434D?

#14434D converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 13%, 0%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14434D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14434D scores 10.83:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14434D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14434D 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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