What color is #144548?

#144548 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #144548?

The RGB value is 20, 69, 72: 20 red, 69 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #144548?

The complementary color is #481714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #144548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#144548 color

#144548 rgb(20, 69, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #144548 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 27.1% green and 28.2% blue (20, 69, 72).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 57% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#144548 color codes

HEX	`#144548`
RGB	`rgb(20, 69, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 27.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 57%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 72%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 4%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.37, -14.93, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.37, 16.33, 203.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.586, 4.872, 6.881)`
Decimal	`1328456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #144548, 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 #144548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#144548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #144548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #144548; }
.text { color: #144548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #144548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 69 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #144548, #142b48); }

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Questions

What color is #144548?: #144548 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #144548?: The RGB value is 20, 69, 72: 20 red, 69 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #144548?: The complementary color is #481714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #144548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.