#149CAD Color

#149CAD is rgb(20, 156, 173) in RGB and hsl(187, 79%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#149CAD

HEX#149CAD

RGBrgb(20, 156, 173)

HSLhsl(187, 79%, 38%)

HSVhsv(187, 88%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.106 208.8)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 10%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #149CAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #149CAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#149CAD Complementary#AD2614 Analogous#14AD73 Analogous#144FAD Triadic#AD149C Triadic#9CAD14

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #149CAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#19C0D7 #32D2E7 #5BDBEC #7FE3F0 #A8ECF5 #CDF4F9

Shades

#128797 #0F7380 #0C5E69 #0A4E57 #073940 #052529

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