What color is #144B49?

#144B49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #144B49?

The RGB value is 20, 75, 73: 20 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #144B49?

The complementary color is #4B1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #144B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#144B49 color

#144B49 rgb(20, 75, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #144B49 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 29.4% green and 28.6% blue (20, 75, 73).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 58% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#144B49 color codes

HEX	`#144B49`
RGB	`rgb(20, 75, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 29.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 58%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, -17.98, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 18.42, 192.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.007, 5.661, 7.184)`
Decimal	`1329993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #144B49, 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 #144B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#144B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #144B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #144b49; }
.text { color: #144b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #144b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 75 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #144b49, #14324b); }

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Questions

What color is #144B49?: #144B49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #144B49?: The RGB value is 20, 75, 73: 20 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #144B49?: The complementary color is #4B1416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #144B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.