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#147b60 color: Turquoise Cyan

#147b60 is rgb(20, 123, 96) in RGB and oklch(52.093% 0.09816 169.615) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

52.1%
0.098
170°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 52%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #147b60

#147b60 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.21:1 contrast and black text 4.03:1, 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: #147b60 mixed with white

  1. 147b60
  2. 37886f
  3. 51957e
  4. 67a28d
  5. 7daf9c
  6. 93bcac
  7. a8c9bc
  8. bed6cd
  9. d3e4dd
  10. e9f1ee

Darker: #147b60 mixed with black

  1. 147b60
  2. 106a52
  3. 0c5a45
  4. 084a38
  5. 053a2c
  6. 032c20
  7. 011e15
  8. 01100a
  9. 000503
  10. 000100

Calmer: #147b60 with less saturation

  1. 147b60
  2. 267961
  3. 337862
  4. 3c7663
  5. 457464
  6. 4c7365
  7. 537166
  8. 596f66
  9. 5f6d67
  10. 646b68

Questions about #147b60

What color is #147b60?

#147b60 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Turquoise Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(20, 123, 96), in HSL hsl(164.27, 72.03%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.093% 0.09816 169.615).

What colors go well with #147b60?

The complementary color of #147b60 is #935071. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #49773e and #007a7f. The triadic partners are #685f9e and #965732.

Is white or black text more readable on #147b60?

White text reads better on #147b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and black gives 4.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #147b60 a warm or cool color?

#147b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.098.