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#149ab3 color: Caneel Bay

#149ab3 is rgb(20, 154, 179) in RGB and oklch(63.286% 0.10853 215.168) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

63.3%
0.109
215°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #149ab3

#149ab3 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.33:1 contrast and black text 6.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Caneel Bay (#009bb3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #149ab3 mixed with white

  1. 149ab3
  2. 3ea4bb
  3. 59aec2
  4. 71b8ca
  5. 86c2d2
  6. 9bcdd9
  7. b0d7e1
  8. c4e1e8
  9. d7ebf0
  10. ebf5f7

Darker: #149ab3 mixed with black

  1. 149ab3
  2. 10859b
  3. 0c7184
  4. 085e6e
  5. 054b58
  6. 033943
  7. 01272f
  8. 01171d
  9. 00090c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #149ab3 with less saturation

  1. 149ab3
  2. 3099af
  3. 4197ab
  4. 4e96a7
  5. 5994a3
  6. 63939f
  7. 6c919b
  8. 748f96
  9. 7c8e92
  10. 838c8e

Questions about #149ab3

What color is #149ab3?

#149ab3 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Caneel Bay. In RGB it is rgb(20, 154, 179), in HSL hsl(189.43, 79.9%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.286% 0.10853 215.168).

What colors go well with #149ab3?

The complementary color of #149ab3 is #c2715c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #129f93 and #4c90c7. The triadic partners are #b270a4 and #9e8932.

Is white or black text more readable on #149ab3?

White text reads better on #149ab3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and black gives 6.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #149ab3 a warm or cool color?

#149ab3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.109.