Information about #149E9E color

#149E9E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#149E9E falls into the Cyan Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(20, 158, 158) — 7.8% red, 62% green, 62% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 54 / 0 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated water-like cyan, #149E9E holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spring Teal (#0EA7A5) and Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494).

In RGB terms — rgb(20, 158, 158) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #149E9E: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #149E9E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#149E9E color variations

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

#149E9E 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 #149E9E

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

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Java color link
Java

#259797

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#149E9E
  • RGB20, 158, 158
  • CMYK54, 0, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(20, 158, 158)
  • HSL180°, 78%, 35%
  • HSL Precise180°, 77.528%, 34.902%
  • HSV180°, 87%, 62%
  • HSB180°, 87%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.620, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.620, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.620, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID149E9E
  • DECIMAL ID1351326
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01