All About Color #149CB8

#149CB8

About #149CB8

#149CB8 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #149CB8. In RGB it is red 20, green 156, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 80%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 89%, 15%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 3.24:1 on white and 6.48:1 on black.

#149CB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet14, 9C, B8
CMYK89.13%, 15.22%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal20, 156, 184
HSL190°, 80%, 40%
RGB Octal24, 234, 270
HSV (HSB)190.24°, 89.13%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10100, 10011100, 10111000
CIE-L*AB59.33, -23.25, -23.94
RGB Percent7.84%, 61.18%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH59.33, 33.37, 225.84
XYZ20.83, 27.39, 49.54
CIE-L*UV59.33, -41.84, -33.57
xyY0.21, 0.28, 27.39
Hunter-Lab52.33, -20.54, -19.49
RYB7.84%, 37.00%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#149CB8 on a dark background: contrast 6.48:1, passes WCAG AA.
#149CB8 on a light background: contrast 3.24:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #149CB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#149CB8 · #3ECDEA · #0B5665 · #B83014 · #EA5B3E

Analogous palette

#14B830 · #14B881 · #149CB8 · #144BB8 · #3014B8

Triadic palette

#149CB8 · #B8149C · #9CB814 · #3ECDEA · #EA3ECD

Tetradic palette

#149CB8 · #8114B8 · #B83014 · #4BB814 · #0B5665

Monochromatic palette

#05272E · #0D6273 · #149CB8 · #30C9E8 · #75DBF0

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