What color is #145351?

#145351 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 #145351?

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

What is the complementary color of #145351?

The complementary color is #531416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #145351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#145351 color

#145351 rgb(20, 83, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #145351 is a dark, moderate cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 178°, with 61% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#145351 color codes

HEX	`#145351`
RGB	`rgb(20, 83, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 32.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 61%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 76%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.64, -19.7, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.64, 20.22, 192.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.866, 6.929, 8.864)`
Decimal	`1332049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #145351, 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 #145351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#145351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #145351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #145351; }
.text { color: #145351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #145351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 83 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #145351, #143653); }

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Questions

What color is #145351?: #145351 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 #145351?: The RGB value is 20, 83, 81: 20 red, 83 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #145351?: The complementary color is #531416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #145351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.