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#14BD85 Color

#14BD85 is rgb(20, 189, 133) in RGB, hsl(160, 81%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 30%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14BD85
HEX#14BD85
RGBrgb(20, 189, 133)
HSLhsl(160, 81%, 41%)
HSVhsv(160, 89%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.15 162.8)
LABlab(68.06% -51.10 16.80)
LCHlch(68.06% 53.79 161.80)

What #14BD85 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 #14BD85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.67Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.05Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8.31Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.51Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.06

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

#14BD85 Channel Values

How #14BD85 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 189 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 81% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 89% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14BD85 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14BD85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14BD85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14BD85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#14BD85
Complementary
#BD144C
Analogous
#14BD30
Analogous
#14A1BD
Triadic
#8514BD
Triadic
#BD8514
Split comp.
#BD14A1
Split comp.
#BD3014

Tints & Shades of #14BD85

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

#18E29F
#39EAAF
#5DEEBE
#87F2CF
#ACF6DD
#D1FAEC

Shades

#11A675
#0F8A61
#0C7351
#0A5C41
#074531
#042A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14BD85.

How #14BD85 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#14BD85
Protanopia#AEAE86
Protanomaly#8BB485
Deuteranopia#9E9E89
Deuteranomaly#7EAB87
Tritanopia#3AB7B7
Tritanomaly#2FBAA5
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14BD85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14bd85: #14BD85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14BD85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14bd85': '#14BD85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.741, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_14bd85">#14BD85</color>
SVG fillfill="#14BD85"

More Green Colors

#14BD85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#14BD85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14BD85?

#14BD85 is a mid-tone green — rgb(20, 189, 133) in RGB and hsl(160, 81%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #14BD85?

#14BD85 is rgb(20, 189, 133) — red 20, green 189, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14BD85?

#14BD85 converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14BD85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14BD85 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14BD85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14BD85 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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