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#121806 Color

#121806 is rgb(18, 24, 6) in RGB, hsl(80, 60%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 75%, 91%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoky Black (#100C08), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#121806
HEX#121806
RGBrgb(18, 24, 6)
HSLhsl(80, 60%, 6%)
HSVhsv(80, 75%, 9%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 75%, 91%)
OKLCHoklch(19.7% 0.035 124.3)
LABlab(7.23% -5.26 8.18)
LCHlch(7.23% 9.72 122.74)

What #121806 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 #121806, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#121806 Channel Values

How #121806 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 18 · G 24 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 60% · L 6%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 75% · V 9%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 91%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.12:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #121806 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 text18.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #121806

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #121806; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #121806

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 #121806.

How #121806 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#121806
Protanopia#171706
Protanomaly#151706
Deuteranopia#161606
Deuteranomaly#151706
Tritanopia#141616
Tritanomaly#131711
Achromatopsia#161616

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Using #121806 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-121806: #121806;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #121806;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-121806': '#121806' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.094, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_121806">#121806</color>
SVG fillfill="#121806"

More Green Colors

#121806 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#121806 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #121806?

#121806 is a darkest green — rgb(18, 24, 6) in RGB and hsl(80, 60%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoky Black (#100C08), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.45.

What is the RGB value of #121806?

#121806 is rgb(18, 24, 6) — red 18, green 24, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #121806?

#121806 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 75%, 91%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #121806 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #121806 scores 18.12:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #121806 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #121806 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.12, which is visibly different.

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