Palettes / Colors / #14DBDB

#14DBDB — Vivid Teal

#14DBDB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

#14DBDB 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 #DB1414; it also sits naturally between #14DB78 and #1478DB. 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 86% · Blue 86%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #14DBDB

.text { color: #14DBDB; }
.background { background-color: #14DBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #14DBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 219, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 83%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #14DBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 219, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #14DBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 219, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #14DBDB

Tints of #14DBDB

Tones of #14DBDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB1414:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #14DBDB: #000000.

How #14DBDB 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 #14DBDB 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

← #14DBDA  ·  #14DBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #14DBDB?

#14DBDB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 20, 219, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #14DBDB?

#14DBDB is RGB 20, 219, 219 — HSL 180°, 83%, 47% — CMYK 91%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #14DBDB?

Its complement is #DB1414; analogous partners are #14DB78 and #1478DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #14DBDB for text?

Black text on #14DBDB has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.