What color is #14383D?

#14383D is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14383D?

The RGB value is 20, 56, 61: 20 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14383D?

The complementary color is #3D1914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14383D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14383D color

#14383D rgb(20, 56, 61)

Shades of teal

The hex color #14383D is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (20, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 51% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#14383D color codes

HEX	`#14383D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 51%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 67%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 8%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.26, -11.02, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.26, 13.05, 212.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.545, 3.314, 4.919)`
Decimal	`1325117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14383D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #14383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14383D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #14383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14383d; }
.text { color: #14383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14383d, #14243d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #14383D?: #14383D is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14383D?: The RGB value is 20, 56, 61: 20 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14383D?: The complementary color is #3D1914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14383D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.