What color is #149B9B?

#149B9B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Java. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #149B9B?

The RGB value is 20, 155, 155: 20 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #149B9B?

The complementary color is #9B1414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #149B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#149B9B color

#149B9B rgb(20, 155, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #149B9B is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 60.8% green and 60.8% blue (20, 155, 155).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 77% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Java (#259797), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#149B9B color codes

HEX	`#149B9B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 155, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 60.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 77%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 87%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, -32.22, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 33.6, 196.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.923, 25.956, 35.069)`
Decimal	`1350555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #149B9B, 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 #149B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#149B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #149B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #149b9b; }
.text { color: #149b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #149b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 155 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #149b9b, #14589b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #149B9B?: #149B9B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Java. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #149B9B?: The RGB value is 20, 155, 155: 20 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #149B9B?: The complementary color is #9B1414, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #149B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.