Recognised as Colour
#148C77
- #148C77
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#148C77 is a cyan with RGB values 20, 140, 119 and HSL 170°, 75%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#148C77#148C77
HEX#148C77
RGBrgb(20, 140, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.549, 0.4667
RGB percentages7.8%, 54.9%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(169.5, 75%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 85.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK85.7%, 0%, 15%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,346,679
CSS custom property--colour: #148C77;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#EB7388
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C1429
Analogous#148C3B, #14658C
Triadic#77148C, #8C7714
Split complementary#8C1465, #8C3B14
Tetradic#3B148C, #8C1429, #658C14
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R20
G140
B119
Red20 (7.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue169.5°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 14 · G 8C · B 77
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