What color is #14ADA1?

#14ADA1 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14ADA1?

The RGB value is 20, 173, 161: 20 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14ADA1?

The complementary color is #AD1420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14ADA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14ADA1 color

#14ADA1 rgb(20, 173, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #14ADA1 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 67.8% green and 63.1% blue (20, 173, 161).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 79% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Billiard (#00AF9F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#14ADA1 color codes

HEX	`#14ADA1`
RGB	`rgb(20, 173, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 67.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 79%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 88%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, -38.73, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 38.96, 186.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.662, 32.606, 38.863)`
Decimal	`1355169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14ADA1, 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 #14ADA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#14ADA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

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 #14ADA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14ada1; }
.text { color: #14ada1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14ada1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 173 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14ada1, #146dad); }

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Questions

What color is #14ADA1?: #14ADA1 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Billiard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14ADA1?: The RGB value is 20, 173, 161: 20 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14ADA1?: The complementary color is #AD1420, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14ADA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.