What color is #144546?

#144546 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #144546?

The RGB value is 20, 69, 70: 20 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #144546?

The complementary color is #461514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #144546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#144546 color

#144546 rgb(20, 69, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #144546 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 27.1% green and 27.5% blue (20, 69, 70).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#144546 color codes

HEX	`#144546`
RGB	`rgb(20, 69, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 27.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 1%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.29, -15.61, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.29, 16.53, 199.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.522, 4.847, 6.543)`
Decimal	`1328454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #144546, 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 #144546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#144546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #144546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #144546; }
.text { color: #144546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #144546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 69 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #144546, #142c46); }

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Questions

What color is #144546?: #144546 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #144546?: The RGB value is 20, 69, 70: 20 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #144546?: The complementary color is #461514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #144546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.