Information about #138CAA color

#138CAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #138CAA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(19, 140, 170) (7.5% red, 54.9% green, 66.7% blue), or CMYK 59 / 12 / 0 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #138CAA reads as a strongly colored aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Slightly further away sit Nice Blue (#107AB0) and Strong Arctic Blue (#0093A8).

The recipe behind #138CAA is rgb(19, 140, 170), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #138CAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#138CAA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#138CAA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #138CAA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#138CAA
  • RGB19, 140, 170
  • CMYK59, 12, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(19, 140, 170)
  • HSL192°, 80%, 37%
  • HSL Precise191.921°, 79.894%, 37.059%
  • HSV192°, 89%, 67%
  • HSB192°, 89%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.075, 0.549, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.075, 0.549, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.075, 0.549, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID138CAA
  • DECIMAL ID1281194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01