Close to Teal Blue
#148697
#148697 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Teal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 7.8% red, 52.5% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 77% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #148697.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.89:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #148697 as they’d see it.
#148697 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #148697
What color is #148697?
#148697 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Teal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 7.8% red, 52.5% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 77% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #148697 in RGB?
#148697 is rgb(20, 134, 151): 20 red, 134 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #148697 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(87, 11, 0, 41). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #148697?
PANTONE 314 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #148697?
Its complement #A76B5C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.