#134E4A color
The swatch above shows #134E4A with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#134E4A is a very dark, moderately saturated cyan, closest to the CSS named color darkslategray (#2F4F4F).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: teal-900. That means you can write bg-teal-900 or text-teal-900 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #134E4A |
| RGB | rgb(19, 78, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 61%, 19%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 5%, 69%) |
| Decimal | 1265226 |
| CSS | color: #134E4A; |
| Android | 0xFF134E4A |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.306, blue: 0.290, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #134E4A | 9.48:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #134E4A | 2.22:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #134E4A
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #134E4A and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #134E4A
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #134E4A in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #134E4A; background-color: #134E4A; }
.element { color: rgb(19 78 74); }
.element { color: hsl(176 61% 19%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-teal-900 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #134E4A;Frequently asked questions
What color is #134E4A?
#134E4A is a very dark, moderately saturated cyan. Its hue sits at 176° on the color wheel, with 61% saturation and 19% lightness.
What is #134E4A in RGB?
#134E4A converts to rgb(19, 78, 74) — 19 red, 78 green and 74 blue.
What is #134E4A in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 5%, 69%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #134E4A be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (9.48:1 versus 2.22:1).
What is the complementary color of #134E4A?
#4E1317 — the hue directly opposite #134E4A on the color wheel.