What color is #14E6CA?

#14E6CA is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Fake Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14E6CA?

The RGB value is 20, 230, 202: 20 red, 230 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14E6CA?

The complementary color is #E61430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14E6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14E6CA color

#14E6CA rgb(20, 230, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #14E6CA is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 90.2% green and 79.2% blue (20, 230, 202).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 84% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Fake Jade (#13EAC9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#14E6CA color codes

HEX	`#14E6CA`
RGB	`rgb(20, 230, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 90.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 84%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 91%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, -51.74, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 51.75, 179.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.24, 61.001, 65.572)`
Decimal	`1369802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14E6CA, 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 #14E6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#14E6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #14E6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14e6ca; }
.text { color: #14e6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14e6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 230 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14e6ca, #1499e6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #14E6CA?: #14E6CA is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Fake Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14E6CA?: The RGB value is 20, 230, 202: 20 red, 230 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14E6CA?: The complementary color is #E61430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14E6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.