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#144D61 Color

#144D61 is rgb(20, 77, 97) in RGB, hsl(196, 66%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 21%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#144D61
HEX#144D61
RGBrgb(20, 77, 97)
HSLhsl(196, 66%, 23%)
HSVhsv(196, 79%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 21%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(39.4% 0.066 226)
LABlab(29.91% -13.04 -17.33)
LCHlch(29.91% 21.69 233.05)

What #144D61 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #144D61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 7.4Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 9.67Police Blue#374F6BΔE 10.55Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 10.66Petrol#005F6AΔE 11.21Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 11.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#144D61 Channel Values

How #144D61 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 77 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 66% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 79% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.28:1 vs white · 2.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #144D61 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #144D61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #144D61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #144D61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#144D61
Complementary
#612914
Analogous
#14614F
Analogous
#142661
Triadic
#61144D
Triadic
#4D6114
Split comp.
#611426
Split comp.
#614F14

Tints & Shades of #144D61

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1D7190
#2693BA
#41B0D8
#6FC3E2
#9ED6EB
#C8E8F4

Shades

#114355
#103C4C
#0D323F
#0A2833
#081E26
#06171E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #144D61.

How #144D61 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#144D61
Protanopia#474761
Protanomaly#394961
Deuteranopia#404062
Deuteranomaly#344661
Tritanopia#045050
Tritanomaly#0C4F57
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #144D61 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-144d61: #144D61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #144D61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-144d61': '#144D61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.302, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_144d61">#144D61</color>
SVG fillfill="#144D61"

More Teal Colors

#144D61 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#144D61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #144D61?

#144D61 is a dark teal — rgb(20, 77, 97) in RGB and hsl(196, 66%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #144D61?

#144D61 is rgb(20, 77, 97) — red 20, green 77, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #144D61?

#144D61 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 21%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #144D61 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #144D61 scores 9.28:1 against white and 2.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #144D61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #144D61 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.48, which is visibly different.

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