What color is #145153?

#145153 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #145153?

The RGB value is 20, 81, 83: 20 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #145153?

The complementary color is #531614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #145153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#145153 color

#145153 rgb(20, 81, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #145153 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 31.8% green and 32.5% blue (20, 81, 83).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 61% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#145153 color codes

HEX	`#145153`
RGB	`rgb(20, 81, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 31.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 61%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 76%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -17.94, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 19.17, 200.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.792, 6.658, 9.214)`
Decimal	`1331539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #145153, 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 #145153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#145153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #145153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #145153; }
.text { color: #145153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #145153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 81 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #145153, #143153); }

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Questions

What color is #145153?: #145153 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #145153?: The RGB value is 20, 81, 83: 20 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #145153?: The complementary color is #531614, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #145153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.