Information about #147990 color

#147990 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#147990 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(20, 121, 144) — 7.8% red, 47.5% green, 56.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 9 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #147990 reads as a vivid, lively cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C). Slightly further away sit Dark Cyan (#0A888A) and Ocean (#017B92).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(20, 121, 144)), which gives #147990 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. #147990 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#147990 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#147990 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 #147990

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

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

#147990 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#147990
  • RGB20, 121, 144
  • CMYK49, 9, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(20, 121, 144)
  • HSL191°, 76%, 32%
  • HSL Precise191.129°, 75.61%, 32.157%
  • HSV191°, 86%, 56%
  • HSB191°, 86%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.475, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.475, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.475, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID147990
  • DECIMAL ID1341840
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01