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#14FA59 Color

#14FA59 is rgb(20, 250, 89) in RGB, hsl(138, 96%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 0%, 64%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Erin (#00FF40), visibly different at ΔE 10.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14FA59
HEX#14FA59
RGBrgb(20, 250, 89)
HSLhsl(138, 96%, 53%)
HSVhsv(138, 92%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 64%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.257 146.3)
LABlab(86.65% -74.11 60.21)
LCHlch(86.65% 95.48 140.91)

What #14FA59 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 #14FA59, 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.

#14FA59 Channel Values

How #14FA59 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 250 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 96% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 92% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 92% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14FA59 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14FA59 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14FA59

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14FA59; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #14FA59

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 #14FA59.

How #14FA59 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#14FA59
Protanopia#E6E65B
Protanomaly#B8EE5A
Deuteranopia#D2D264
Deuteranomaly#A7E360
Tritanopia#60EDED
Tritanomaly#4CF2C3
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14FA59 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14fa59: #14FA59;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14FA59;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14fa59': '#14FA59' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.980, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_14fa59">#14FA59</color>
SVG fillfill="#14FA59"

More Green Colors

#14FA59 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14FA59 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14FA59?

#14FA59 is a mid-tone green — rgb(20, 250, 89) in RGB and hsl(138, 96%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Erin (#00FF40), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.69.

What is the RGB value of #14FA59?

#14FA59 is rgb(20, 250, 89) — red 20, green 250, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14FA59?

#14FA59 converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 0%, 64%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14FA59 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #14FA59 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14FA59 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14FA59 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.43, which is visibly different.

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