Information about #148EA3 color

#148EA3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#148EA3 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(20, 142, 163) — 7.8% red, 55.7% green, 63.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 56 / 8 / 0 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored water-like cyan, #148EA3 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494) and Seeker (#0092A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(20, 142, 163) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. 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, #148EA3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#148EA3 color variations

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

#148EA3 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 #148EA3

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

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Java color link
Java

#259797

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#148EA3
  • RGB20, 142, 163
  • CMYK56, 8, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(20, 142, 163)
  • HSL189°, 78%, 36%
  • HSL Precise188.811°, 78.142%, 35.882%
  • HSV189°, 88%, 64%
  • HSB189°, 88%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.557, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.557, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.557, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID148EA3
  • DECIMAL ID1347235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01