What color is #14454B?

#14454B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14454B?

The RGB value is 20, 69, 75: 20 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14454B?

The complementary color is #4B1A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14454B color

#14454B rgb(20, 69, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #14454B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (20, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 58% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#14454B color codes

HEX	`#14454B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 58%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 8%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.48, -13.88, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.48, 16.22, 211.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.686, 4.913, 7.409)`
Decimal	`1328459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14454B, 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 #14454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #14454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14454b; }
.text { color: #14454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14454b, #142a4b); }

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Questions

What color is #14454B?: #14454B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14454B?: The RGB value is 20, 69, 75: 20 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14454B?: The complementary color is #4B1A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.