What color is #145C78?

#145C78 is a dark, moderate azure known as Saltwater Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Saltwater Denim?

The RGB value is 20, 92, 120: 20 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Saltwater Denim?

The complementary color is #783014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #145C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Saltwater Denim color: hex code #145C78

#145C78 rgb(20, 92, 120)

Shades of blue

Saltwater Denim has the hex code #145C78. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 36.1% green and 47.1% blue (20, 92, 120).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 71% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

Saltwater Denim (#145C78) color codes

HEX	`#145C78`
RGB	`rgb(20, 92, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 36.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 71%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 83%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 23%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.29, -10.87, -21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.29, 24.43, 243.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.504, 9.158, 19.138)`
Decimal	`1334392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Saltwater Denim, 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 #145C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#145C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #145C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #145c78; }
.text { color: #145c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #145c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 92 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #145c78, #142a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #145C78 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #145C78?: #145C78 is a dark, moderate azure known as Saltwater Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Saltwater Denim?: The RGB value is 20, 92, 120: 20 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Saltwater Denim?: The complementary color is #783014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #145C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.