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#147a60 color: Turquoise Cyan

#147a60 is rgb(20, 122, 96) in RGB and oklch(51.816% 0.09691 170.224) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

51.8%
0.097
170°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 52%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.98:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #147a60

#147a60 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.27:1 contrast and black text 3.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Cyan (#0e7c61). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #147a60 mixed with white

  1. 147a60
  2. 37876f
  3. 50947e
  4. 67a18d
  5. 7dae9c
  6. 93bbac
  7. a8c9bc
  8. bed6cd
  9. d3e4dd
  10. e9f1ee

Darker: #147a60 mixed with black

  1. 147a60
  2. 106952
  3. 0c5945
  4. 084938
  5. 053a2c
  6. 032b20
  7. 011d15
  8. 01100a
  9. 000503
  10. 000100

Calmer: #147a60 with less saturation

  1. 147a60
  2. 267861
  3. 327762
  4. 3c7563
  5. 447363
  6. 4c7264
  7. 527065
  8. 586e66
  9. 5e6c67
  10. 636a67

Questions about #147a60

What color is #147a60?

#147a60 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Turquoise Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(20, 122, 96), in HSL hsl(164.71, 71.83%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.816% 0.09691 170.224).

What colors go well with #147a60?

The complementary color of #147a60 is #925070. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #48763f and #00787e. The triadic partners are #685e9c and #945631.

Is white or black text more readable on #147a60?

White text reads better on #147a60: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and black gives 3.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #147a60 a warm or cool color?

#147a60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.097.