Information about #145C61 color

#145C61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#145C61 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(20, 92, 97) — 7.8% red, 36.1% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 2 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#145C61 is a energetic, saturated water-like cyan that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Caesar (#1B6767). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Retro (#1B5256) and Dark Green Blue (#1F6357).

In RGB terms — rgb(20, 92, 97) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #145C61: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #145C61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#145C61 color variations

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

#145C61 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 #145C61

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

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Blue Stone color link
Blue Stone

#016162

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Deep Cyan color link
Deep Cyan

#005959

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#145C61
  • RGB20, 92, 97
  • CMYK30, 2, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(20, 92, 97)
  • HSL184°, 66%, 23%
  • HSL Precise183.896°, 65.812%, 22.941%
  • HSV184°, 79%, 38%
  • HSB184°, 79%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.361, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.361, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.361, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID145C61
  • DECIMAL ID1334369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01