#14BDFF Color

#14BDFF is rgb(20, 189, 255) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14BDFF

HEX#14BDFF

RGBrgb(20, 189, 255)

HSLhsl(197, 100%, 54%)

HSVhsv(197, 92%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(92%, 26%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.153 233.2)

LABlab(71.35% -22.54 -44.30)

LCHlch(71.35% 49.70 243.03)

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

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 1.77 Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.34 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.83 Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 10.03 Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 10.87 Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 12.06

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

#14BDFF Channel Values

How #14BDFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 20 · G 189 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 100% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 92% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 92% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14BDFF 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14BDFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14BDFF; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #14BDFF

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 #14BDFF.

How #14BDFF 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#14BDFF

Protanopia#AEAEFF

Protanomaly#8BB4FF

Deuteranopia#9E9EFF

Deuteranomaly#7EABFF

Tritanopia#00C7C7

Tritanomaly#00C3E0

Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #14BDFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14bdff: #14BDFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14BDFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14bdff': '#14BDFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.741, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_14bdff">#14BDFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#14BDFF"

More Teal Colors

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

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#14BDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14BDFF?

#14BDFF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(20, 189, 255) in RGB and hsl(197, 100%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #14BDFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #14BDFF?

#14BDFF converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14BDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14BDFF scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #14BDFF 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 1.77, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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