#147E8B#147E8B

#147E8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.089 H 208.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#147E8B
RGBrgb(20, 126, 139)
HSLhsl(187, 75%, 31%)
HSVhsv(187, 86%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(85.6%, 9.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LABlab(48.18, -22.98, -15.06)
CIE-LCHlch(48.18, 27.47, 213.24°)
OKLaboklab(54.43% -0.0787 -0.042)
OKLCHoklch(54.43% 0.089 208.1)
XYZxyz(12.4075, 16.9329, 27.0355)
Luminance0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#147E8B #8B2114
analogous
#148B5C #147E8B #14428B
triadic
#147E8B #8B147E #7E8B14
tetradic
#147E8B #5C148B #8B2114 #428B14
square
#147E8B #5C148B #8B2114 #428B14
split-complementary
#147E8B #8B1442 #8B5C14
monochromatic
#051D20 #0C4D55 #147E8B #1CAEC1 #37D0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79
#147E8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39
#147E8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #147E8B
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##147E8B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##147E8B1.004.794.394.79
#FFFFFF4.791.0021.001.00
#0000004.3921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#72798C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#626E8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008482
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #147e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 126, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.089 208.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba3ac',
    500: '#147e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #147e8b;
$custom-light: #6ba3ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#147e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.555,
    "s": 74.843,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54431,
    "c": 0.0892,
    "h": 208.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#147E8B
secondary
#BF4A3C
accent
#4B36F1
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

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#147E8B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva