Recognised as Colour
#146B56
- #146B56
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#146B56 is a cyan with RGB values 20, 107, 86 and HSL 166°, 69%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#146B56#146B56
HEX#146B56
RGBrgb(20, 107, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.4196, 0.3373
RGB percentages7.8%, 42%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(165.5, 68.5%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.5, 81.3%, 42%)
CMYK81.3%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,338,198
CSS custom property--colour: #146B56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#EB94A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6B1429
Analogous#146B2B, #14546B
Triadic#56146B, #6B5614
Split complementary#6B1454, #6B2B14
Tetradic#2B146B, #6B1429, #556B14
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G107
B86
Red20 (7.8%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue165.52°
Saturation (HSL)68.5%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 14 · G 6B · B 56
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