#146C8A#146C8A
#146C8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.090 H 227.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #146C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(20, 108, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 75%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 86%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.5%, 21.7%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.32, -13.49, -23.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.32, 27.06, 240.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.7% -0.0612 -0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.7% 0.09 227.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2366, 12.7075, 25.9531) |
| Luminance | 0.1271 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.91
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.29
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.53
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.68
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.54
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#146C8A #8A3214
analogous
#148A6D #146C8A #14318A
triadic
#146C8A #8A146C #6C8A14
tetradic
#146C8A #6D148A #8A3214 #318A14
square
#146C8A #6D148A #8A3214 #318A14
split-complementary
#146C8A #8A1431 #8A6D14
monochromatic
#05181F #0C4255 #146C8A #1C96BF #36B6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#146C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#146C8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #146C8A
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##146C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##146C8A | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C6A8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D5F8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007576
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #146c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 108, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.090 227.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6996ac',
500: '#146c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #146c8a; $custom-light: #6996ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#146c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 20,
"g": 108,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.254,
"s": 74.684,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49701,
"c": 0.09002,
"h": 227.1
},
"luminance": 0.12709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#146C8A
secondary
#BE5D3C
accent
#6636F1
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#070D10
muted
#7A7E7F