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#149D8A

#149d8a ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#149d8a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 61.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.1% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 171.68°, with 77.4% saturation and 34.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.261

Complementary

  1. #149d8a
  2. #9d1427

Split complementary

  1. #149d8a
  2. #9d146c
  3. #9d4614

Analogous

  1. #149d46
  2. #149d8a
  3. #146c9d

Triadic

  1. #149d8a
  2. #8a149d
  3. #9d8a14

Tetradic

  1. #149d8a
  2. #14279d
  3. #9d1427
  4. #9d8a14

Square

  1. #149d8a
  2. #46149d
  3. #9d1427
  4. #6c9d14

Monochromatic

  1. #031513
  2. #0b594e
  3. #149d8a
  4. #1de1c6
  5. #5febd7

Shades

#149d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #149d8a
  2. #128d7c
  3. #107e6e
  4. #0e6e61
  5. #0c5e53
  6. #0a4f45
  7. #083f37
  8. #062f29
  9. #041f1c
  10. #02100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#149d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #149d8a
  2. #2ca796
  3. #43b1a1
  4. #5bbaad
  5. #72c4b9
  6. #8acec5
  7. #a1d8d0
  8. #b9e2dc
  9. #d0ebe8
  10. #e8f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#149d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #149d8a
  2. #1f9a89
  3. #2a9788
  4. #349487
  5. #3f9186
  6. #4a8f85
  7. #558c84
  8. #608983
  9. #6a8682
  10. #758381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f938b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969389 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85878c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77978a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a908b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009f92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-149d8a {
  color: #149d8a;
}
Background
.bg-149d8a {
  background-color: #149d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-149d8a {
  border: 2px solid #149d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #149d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 157 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 77% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-149d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #149d8a, #146c9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-149d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 157 138 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.81 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.59 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.86 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.16 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.23 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.83 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.06 #eb6275 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Persian Green
#149d8a  rgb(20, 157, 138)  hsl(172, 77%, 35%)  Persian Green
#9d1427  rgb(157, 20, 39)  hsl(352, 77%, 35%)  Carmine
#8a149d  rgb(138, 20, 157)  hsl(292, 77%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#9d8a14  rgb(157, 138, 20)  hsl(52, 77%, 35%)  Olive