Palettes / Colors / #14AAAF
#14AAAF — Vivid Teal
#14AAAF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #14AAAF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#14AAAF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AD1914; it also sits naturally between #14AD66 and #145CAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #14AAAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 20, 170, 175 |
| HSL | 182°, 79%, 38% |
| HSV | 182°, 89%, 69% |
| CMYK | 89%, 3%, 0%, 31% |
| XYZ | 22.40, 31.99, 45.55 |
| Yxy | 31.99, 0.2241, 0.3201 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.34, -33.12, -12.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.56, -25.67, -11.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 8% · Green 67% · Blue 69%
Cyan 89% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #14AAAF
.text { color: #14AAAF; }
.background { background-color: #14AAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #14AAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 170, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 79%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #14AAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 170, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #14AAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 170, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#14AAAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#14AAAF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AD1914:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #14AAAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #14AAAF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #14AAAF: ·
How #14AAAF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #14AAAF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #14AAAF?
#14AAAF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 20, 170, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #14AAAF?
#14AAAF is RGB 20, 170, 175 — HSL 182°, 79%, 38% — CMYK 89%, 3%, 0%, 31%.
What colors go with #14AAAF?
Its complement is #AD1914; analogous partners are #14AD66 and #145CAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #14AAAF for text?
Black text on #14AAAF has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.