Palettes / Colors / #14AFBD

#14AFBD — Vivid Teal

#14AFBD is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#14AFBD 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 #BD2214; it also sits naturally between #14BD77 and #145ABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 69% · Blue 74%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #14AFBD

.text { color: #14AFBD; }
.background { background-color: #14AFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #14AFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 175, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 81%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #14AFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 175, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #14AFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 175, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#14AFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#14AFBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #14AFBD

Tints of #14AFBD

Tones of #14AFBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD2214:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #14AFBD: #000000.

How #14AFBD 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 #14AFBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #14AFBD?

#14AFBD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 20, 175, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #14AFBD?

#14AFBD is RGB 20, 175, 189 — HSL 185°, 81%, 41% — CMYK 89%, 7%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #14AFBD?

Its complement is #BD2214; analogous partners are #14BD77 and #145ABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #14AFBD for text?

Black text on #14AFBD has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.