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#14E188 Color

#14E188 is rgb(20, 225, 136) in RGB, hsl(154, 84%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14E188
HEX#14E188
RGBrgb(20, 225, 136)
HSLhsl(154, 84%, 48%)
HSVhsv(154, 91%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.191 156.1)
LABlab(79.40% -62.08 30.33)
LCHlch(79.40% 69.10 153.96)

What #14E188 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 #14E188, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 5.12Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 9.7Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11Emerald#50C878ΔE 15.32Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 17.56Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 18.55

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

#14E188 Channel Values

How #14E188 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 225 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 84% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 91% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14E188 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14E188 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14E188

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14E188; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#14E188
Complementary
#E1146D
Analogous
#14E121
Analogous
#14D4E1
Triadic
#8814E1
Triadic
#E18814
Split comp.
#E114D4
Split comp.
#E12114

Tints & Shades of #14E188

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

#2CED99
#4DEFA9
#6EF2B9
#93F6CB
#B4F8DB
#D5FBEB

Shades

#11C577
#0EA463
#0C8852
#096C41
#075030
#042F1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14E188.

How #14E188 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#14E188
Protanopia#CFCF89
Protanomaly#A5D789
Deuteranopia#BDBD8D
Deuteranomaly#96CC8B
Tritanopia#4CD8D8
Tritanomaly#3CDCBE
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14E188 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14e188: #14E188;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14E188;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14e188': '#14E188' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.882, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_14e188">#14E188</color>
SVG fillfill="#14E188"

More Green Colors

#14E188 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#14E188 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14E188?

#14E188 is a mid-tone green — rgb(20, 225, 136) in RGB and hsl(154, 84%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #14E188?

#14E188 is rgb(20, 225, 136) — red 20, green 225, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14E188?

#14E188 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14E188 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14E188 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14E188 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14E188 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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