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#14808A Color

#14808A is rgb(20, 128, 138) in RGB, hsl(185, 75%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 7%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14808A
HEX#14808A
RGBrgb(20, 128, 138)
HSLhsl(185, 75%, 31%)
HSVhsv(185, 86%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 7%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.09 204.9)
LABlab(48.47% -26.52 -14.06)
LCHlch(48.47% 30.02 207.94)

What #14808A 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 #14808A, 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.

#14808A Channel Values

How #14808A 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 128 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 75% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 86% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14808A 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14808A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14808A; 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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Tints & Shades of #14808A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14808A.

How #14808A 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#14808A
Protanopia#76768A
Protanomaly#5E7A8A
Deuteranopia#6B6B8B
Deuteranomaly#55748B
Tritanopia#078181
Tritanomaly#0D8185
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14808A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14808a: #14808A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14808A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14808a': '#14808A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.502, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_14808a">#14808A</color>
SVG fillfill="#14808A"

More Teal Colors

#14808A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14808A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14808A?

#14808A is a dark teal — rgb(20, 128, 138) in RGB and hsl(185, 75%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.46.

What is the RGB value of #14808A?

#14808A is rgb(20, 128, 138) — red 20, green 128, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14808A?

#14808A converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 7%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14808A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14808A scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14808A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14808A 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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