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#14906F Color

#14906F is rgb(20, 144, 111) in RGB, hsl(164, 76%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 23%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14906F
HEX#14906F
RGBrgb(20, 144, 111)
HSLhsl(164, 76%, 32%)
HSVhsv(164, 86%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 23%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.113 168.7)
LABlab(53.07% -39.26 8.19)
LCHlch(53.07% 40.10 168.22)

What #14906F 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 #14906F, 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 green in the library.

#14906F Channel Values

How #14906F 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 144 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 76% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 86% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14906F 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.

Fails AAWhite text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14906F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14906F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14906F; 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 #14906F

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 #14906F.

How #14906F 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#14906F
Protanopia#84846F
Protanomaly#69896F
Deuteranopia#787871
Deuteranomaly#608270
Tritanopia#298C8C
Tritanomaly#228E82
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14906F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14906f: #14906F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14906F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14906f': '#14906F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.565, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_14906f">#14906F</color>
SVG fillfill="#14906F"

More Green Colors

#14906F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14906F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14906F?

#14906F is a dark green — rgb(20, 144, 111) in RGB and hsl(164, 76%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #14906F?

#14906F is rgb(20, 144, 111) — red 20, green 144, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14906F?

#14906F converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 23%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14906F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14906F scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14906F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14906F 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 11.58, which is visibly different.

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