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#14CBDB Color

#14CBDB is rgb(20, 203, 219) in RGB, hsl(185, 83%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 7%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14CBDB
HEX#14CBDB
RGBrgb(20, 203, 219)
HSLhsl(185, 83%, 47%)
HSVhsv(185, 91%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 7%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.129 205)
LABlab(74.36% -38.18 -20.38)
LCHlch(74.36% 43.28 208.09)

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

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 7.49Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.02Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.97Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.64Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 13.1Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 13.69

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

#14CBDB Channel Values

How #14CBDB 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 203 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 83% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 91% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14CBDB 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #14CBDB

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

Base
#14CBDB
Complementary
#DB2514
Analogous
#14DB88
Analogous
#1467DB
Triadic
#DB14CB
Triadic
#CBDB14
Split comp.
#DB1467
Split comp.
#DB8814

Tints & Shades of #14CBDB

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

#28DBEB
#4EE1EF
#6EE7F2
#8FECF5
#B0F2F8
#D5F8FB

Shades

#12B1BF
#0F97A3
#0D7D87
#0A5F67
#07454B
#042B2F

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

How #14CBDB 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#14CBDB
Protanopia#BBBBDB
Protanomaly#95C2DB
Deuteranopia#AAAADD
Deuteranomaly#87B8DC
Tritanopia#00CDCD
Tritanomaly#00CCD3
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14CBDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14cbdb: #14CBDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14CBDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14cbdb': '#14CBDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.796, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_14cbdb">#14CBDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#14CBDB"

More Teal Colors

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

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#14CBDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14CBDB?

#14CBDB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(20, 203, 219) in RGB and hsl(185, 83%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #14CBDB?

#14CBDB is rgb(20, 203, 219) — red 20, green 203, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14CBDB?

#14CBDB converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 7%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14CBDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14CBDB scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #14CBDB 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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