#146E59#146E59

#146E59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.087 H 172.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#146E59
RGB	rgb(20, 110, 89)
HSL	hsl(166, 69%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(166, 82%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 0%, 19.1%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, -30.73, 4.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 31.06, 171.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% -0.0863 0.0115)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.087 172.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6666, 12.0209, 11.3655)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#146E59 #6E1429

analogous

#146E2C #146E59 #14566E

triadic

#146E59 #59146E #6E5914

tetradic

#146E59 #2C146E #6E1429 #566E14

square

#146E59 #2C146E #6E1429 #566E14

split-complementary

#146E59 #6E1456 #6E2C14

monochromatic

#051A15 #0B3A2F #146E59 #1DA283 #27D6AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#146E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#146E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #146E59

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##146E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##146E59	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5E5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #146e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 110, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.087 172.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639887',
    500: '#146e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #146e59;
$custom-light: #639887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#146e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48259,
    "c": 0.08708,
    "h": 172.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#146E59

secondary

#A53952

accent

#3C65EC

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #146E59

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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