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#14DBAA Color

#14DBAA is rgb(20, 219, 170) in RGB, hsl(165, 83%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 22%, 14%) 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 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14DBAA
HEX#14DBAA
RGBrgb(20, 219, 170)
HSLhsl(165, 83%, 47%)
HSVhsv(165, 91%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 22%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.157 168.9)
LABlab(78.10% -54.66 11.12)
LCHlch(78.10% 55.78 168.50)

What #14DBAA 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 #14DBAA, 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.

#14DBAA Channel Values

How #14DBAA 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 219 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 83% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 91% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14DBAA 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14DBAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14DBAA; 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 #14DBAA

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

How #14DBAA 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#14DBAA
Protanopia#CACAAB
Protanomaly#A1D1AA
Deuteranopia#B8B8AE
Deuteranomaly#92C7AC
Tritanopia#3DD6D6
Tritanomaly#31D8C6
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14DBAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14dbaa: #14DBAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14DBAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14dbaa': '#14DBAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.859, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_14dbaa">#14DBAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#14DBAA"

More Green Colors

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

#14DBAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14DBAA?

#14DBAA is a mid-tone green — rgb(20, 219, 170) in RGB and hsl(165, 83%, 47%) 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 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #14DBAA?

#14DBAA is rgb(20, 219, 170) — red 20, green 219, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14DBAA?

#14DBAA converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 22%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14DBAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14DBAA scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #14DBAA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.02, which is visibly different.

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