Palettes / Colors / #145D8A

#145D8A — Blue

#145D8A is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

#145D8A is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8A4114; it also sits naturally between #148A7D and #14228A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 36% · Blue 54%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #145D8A

.text { color: #145D8A; }
.background { background-color: #145D8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #145D8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 93, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 75%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #145D8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 93, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #145D8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 93, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#145D8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#145D8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #145D8A

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Tones of #145D8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A4114:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #145D8A: #FFFFFF.

How #145D8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #145D8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #145D89  ·  #145D8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #145D8A?

#145D8A is Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 93, 138). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #145D8A?

#145D8A is RGB 20, 93, 138 — HSL 203°, 75%, 31% — CMYK 86%, 33%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #145D8A?

Its complement is #8A4114; analogous partners are #148A7D and #14228A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #145D8A for text?

White text on #145D8A has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.96:1.