What color is #145E73?

#145E73 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #145E73?

The RGB value is 20, 94, 115: 20 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #145E73?

The complementary color is #732914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #145E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#145E73 color

#145E73 rgb(20, 94, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #145E73 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 36.9% green and 45.1% blue (20, 94, 115).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 70% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Lagoon (#005A6F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#145E73 color codes

HEX	`#145E73`
RGB	`rgb(20, 94, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 36.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 70%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 83%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, -13.92, -18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 22.85, 232.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.384, 9.391, 17.64)`
Decimal	`1334899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #145E73, 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 #145E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#145E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #145E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #145e73; }
.text { color: #145e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #145e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 94 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #145e73, #142e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #145E73?: #145E73 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #145E73?: The RGB value is 20, 94, 115: 20 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #145E73?: The complementary color is #732914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #145E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.