Recognised as Colour
#145F5F
- #145F5F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#145F5F is a cyan with RGB values 20, 95, 95 and HSL 180°, 65%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#145F5F#145F5F
HEX#145F5F
RGBrgb(20, 95, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.3725, 0.3725
RGB percentages7.8%, 37.3%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(180, 65.2%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 78.9%, 37.3%)
CMYK78.9%, 0%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,335,135
CSS custom property--colour: #145F5F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#EBA0A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F1414
Analogous#145F3A, #143A5F
Triadic#5F145F, #5F5F14
Split complementary#5F143A, #5F3A14
Tetradic#3A145F, #5F1414, #3A5F14
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G95
B95
Red20 (7.8%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 5F · B 5F
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