What color is #149454?

#149454 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Moss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #149454?

The RGB value is 20, 148, 84: 20 red, 148 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #149454?

The complementary color is #941454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #149454?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#149454 color

#149454 rgb(20, 148, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #149454 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 58% green and 32.9% blue (20, 148, 84).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 76% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Moss (#009051), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#149454 color codes

HEX	`#149454`
RGB	`rgb(20, 148, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 58%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 76%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 86%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 43%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, -47.57, 24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 53.68, 152.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.477, 21.967, 11.968)`
Decimal	`1348692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #149454, 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 #149454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#149454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #149454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #149454; }
.text { color: #149454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #149454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 148 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #149454, #149494); }

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Questions

What color is #149454?: #149454 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Moss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #149454?: The RGB value is 20, 148, 84: 20 red, 148 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #149454?: The complementary color is #941454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #149454?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.