#146F8F#146F8F
#146F8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.093 H 228.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #146F8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(20, 111, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 75%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 86%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86%, 22.4%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.51, -13.36, -24.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.51, 27.99, 241.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.72% -0.0622 -0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.72% 0.093 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9288, 13.4994, 28.0109) |
| Luminance | 0.1350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.86
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.37
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.39
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.43
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.78
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#146F8F #8F3414
analogous
#148F72 #146F8F #14318F
triadic
#146F8F #8F146F #6F8F14
tetradic
#146F8F #72148F #8F3414 #318F14
square
#146F8F #72148F #8F3414 #318F14
split-complementary
#146F8F #8F1431 #8F7214
monochromatic
#051C24 #0C4559 #146F8F #1C99C5 #3AB7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#146F8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#146F8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #146F8F
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##146F8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##146F8F | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6D91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E628F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00787A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #146f8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 111, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.093 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a98b0',
500: '#146f8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #146f8f; $custom-light: #6a98b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#146f8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 20,
"g": 111,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.61,
"s": 75.46,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50725,
"c": 0.0931,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.13501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#146F8F
secondary
#C35F3C
accent
#6736F2
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7A7E7F