Information about #144F5B color

#144F5B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#144F5B falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(20, 79, 91) — 7.8% red, 31% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 5 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #144F5B reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Guru (#154C65) and Nationalist Blue (#174358).

The recipe behind #144F5B is rgb(20, 79, 91), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #144F5B: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#144F5B color variations

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#144F5B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #144F5B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Deep Teal color link
Deep Teal

#00555A

#144F5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#144F5B
  • RGB20, 79, 91
  • CMYK28, 5, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(20, 79, 91)
  • HSL190°, 64%, 22%
  • HSL Precise190.141°, 63.964%, 21.765%
  • HSV190°, 78%, 36%
  • HSB190°, 78%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.310, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.310, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.310, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID144F5B
  • DECIMAL ID1331035
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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