Information about #149FAD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #149FAD reads as a strongly colored aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Slightly further away sit Spring Teal (#0EA7A5) and Blue Green (#0D98BA).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(20, 159, 173)), which gives #149FAD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #149FAD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#149FAD color variations
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#149FAD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#149FAD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#149FAD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#149FAD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#149FAD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #149FAD color
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Nearest named colors to #149FAD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#0E9CA5
#0EA7A5
#0D98BA
#2599B2
#00A8A8
#20B2AA
#13B6A9
#0093A8
#0095B6
#03A89E
#0092A5
#0D9494
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#149FAD
- RGB20, 159, 173
- CMYK60, 5, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(20, 159, 173)
- HSL185°, 79%, 38%
- HSL Precise185.49°, 79.275%, 37.843%
- HSV185°, 88%, 68%
- HSB185°, 88%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.624, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.624, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.624, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID149FAD
- DECIMAL ID1351597
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
