#14DCFF Color

#14DCFF is rgb(20, 220, 255) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 14%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), visibly different at ΔE 10.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14DCFF

HEX#14DCFF

RGBrgb(20, 220, 255)

HSLhsl(189, 100%, 54%)

HSVhsv(189, 92%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(92%, 14%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.144 214.9)

LABlab(80.47% -36.29 -30.26)

LCHlch(80.47% 47.25 219.82)

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

Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 10.84 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 14.99 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 15.38 Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 15.59 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 17.36 Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 17.97

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

#14DCFF Channel Values

How #14DCFF 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 220 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 189° · S 100% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 189° · S 92% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 92% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14DCFF 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14DCFF

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

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #14DCFF

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

Shades

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

How #14DCFF 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#14DCFF

Protanopia#CBCBFF

Protanomaly#A2D2FF

Deuteranopia#B8B8FF

Deuteranomaly#93C8FF

Tritanopia#00E1E1

Tritanomaly#00DFED

Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #14DCFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14dcff: #14DCFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14DCFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14dcff': '#14DCFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.863, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_14dcff">#14DCFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#14DCFF"

More Teal Colors

#14DCFF 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

#14DCFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14DCFF?

#14DCFF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(20, 220, 255) in RGB and hsl(189, 100%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.84.

What is the RGB value of #14DCFF?

#14DCFF is rgb(20, 220, 255) — red 20, green 220, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14DCFF?

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

Should text on #14DCFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14DCFF scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #14DCFF 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 18.05, which is visibly different.

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