What color is #149A94?

#149A94 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #149A94?

The RGB value is 20, 154, 148: 20 red, 154 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #149A94?

The complementary color is #9A141A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #149A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#149A94 color

#149A94 rgb(20, 154, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #149A94 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 60.4% green and 58% blue (20, 154, 148).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 77% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#149A94 color codes

HEX	`#149A94`
RGB	`rgb(20, 154, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 60.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 77%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 87%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, -33.89, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 34.48, 190.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.187, 25.396, 32.007)`
Decimal	`1350292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #149A94, 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 #149A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#149A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #149A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #149a94; }
.text { color: #149a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #149a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 154 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #149a94, #145d9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #149A94?: #149A94 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #149A94?: The RGB value is 20, 154, 148: 20 red, 154 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #149A94?: The complementary color is #9A141A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #149A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.