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#148199 Color

#148199 is rgb(20, 129, 153) in RGB, hsl(191, 77%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 16%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zircon Blue (#00849D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#148199
HEX#148199
RGBrgb(20, 129, 153)
HSLhsl(191, 77%, 34%)
HSVhsv(191, 87%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 16%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.096 217.8)
LABlab(49.28% -22.94 -21.57)
LCHlch(49.28% 31.49 223.25)

What #148199 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 #148199, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#148199 Channel Values

How #148199 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 129 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 77% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 87% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #148199 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 text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #148199

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #148199; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #148199

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #148199.

How #148199 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#148199
Protanopia#777799
Protanomaly#5E7B99
Deuteranopia#6C6C9A
Deuteranomaly#56759A
Tritanopia#008484
Tritanomaly#00838D
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #148199 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-148199: #148199;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #148199;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-148199': '#148199' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.506, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_148199">#148199</color>
SVG fillfill="#148199"

More Teal Colors

#148199 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#148199 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #148199?

#148199 is a dark teal — rgb(20, 129, 153) in RGB and hsl(191, 77%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zircon Blue (#00849D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.94.

What is the RGB value of #148199?

#148199 is rgb(20, 129, 153) — red 20, green 129, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #148199?

#148199 converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 16%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #148199 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #148199 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #148199 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #148199 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.69, which is visibly different.

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