#012737 Color

#012737 is rgb(1, 39, 55) in RGB, hsl(198, 96%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 29%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), visibly different at ΔE 10.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#012737

HEX#012737

RGBrgb(1, 39, 55)

HSLhsl(198, 96%, 11%)

HSVhsv(198, 98%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 29%, 0%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(25.6% 0.051 231.3)

LABlab(13.78% -8.14 -14.35)

LCHlch(13.78% 16.50 240.45)

What #012737 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #012737, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 10.61 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 10.63 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 12.87 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 12.96 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 14.19 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 14.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#012737 Channel Values

How #012737 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 1 · G 39 · B 55	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 198° · S 96% · L 11%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 198° · S 98% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 98% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.59:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #012737 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #012737

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #012737; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #012737

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #012737.

How #012737 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#012737

Protanopia#232337

Protanomaly#1A2537

Deuteranopia#1F1F37

Deuteranomaly#172237

Tritanopia#002929

Tritanomaly#00282F

Achromatopsia#242424

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Using #012737 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-012737: #012737;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #012737;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-012737': '#012737' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.153, blue: 0.216)

Android XML<color name="color_012737">#012737</color>

SVG fillfill="#012737"

More Teal Colors

#012737 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#012737 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #012737?

#012737 is a darkest teal — rgb(1, 39, 55) in RGB and hsl(198, 96%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.61.

What is the RGB value of #012737?

#012737 is rgb(1, 39, 55) — red 1, green 39, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #012737?

#012737 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 29%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #012737 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #012737 scores 15.59:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #012737 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #012737 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.66, which is visibly different.

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