#14A09F#14A09F
#14A09F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.106 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #14A09F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(20, 160, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 78%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 88%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.70, -33.35, -9.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.70, 34.61, 195.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.01% -0.1031 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.01% 0.106 194) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1143, 27.7910, 37.1509) |
| Luminance | 0.2779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.72
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.86
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#14A09F #A01415
analogous
#14A059 #14A09F #145BA0
triadic
#14A09F #9F14A0 #A09F14
tetradic
#14A09F #5914A0 #A01415 #5BA014
square
#14A09F #5914A0 #A01415 #5BA014
split-complementary
#14A09F #A0145B #A05914
monochromatic
#063333 #0D6A69 #14A09F #1BD6D5 #46E8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#14A09F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#14A09F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #14A09F
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##14A09F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##14A09F | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95979F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838AA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #14a09f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 160, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.106 194.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bcbb',
500: '#14a09f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #14a09f; $custom-light: #72bcbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#14a09f",
"rgb": {
"r": 20,
"g": 160,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.571,
"s": 77.778,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64012,
"c": 0.1063,
"h": 194
},
"luminance": 0.27794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#14A09F
secondary
#C94748
accent
#3435F4
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180