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#12302D Color

#12302D is rgb(18, 48, 45) in RGB, hsl(174, 45%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12302D
HEX#12302D
RGBrgb(18, 48, 45)
HSLhsl(174, 45%, 13%)
HSVhsv(174, 63%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(28.5% 0.036 186.7)
LABlab(17.52% -12.39 -1.68)
LCHlch(17.52% 12.51 187.72)

What #12302D 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 #12302D, 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 teal in the library.

#12302D Channel Values

How #12302D 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 48 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 45% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 63% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.13:1 vs white · 1.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12302D 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 text14.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12302D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12302D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12302D; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #12302D

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 #12302D.

How #12302D 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#12302D
Protanopia#2C2C2D
Protanomaly#242E2D
Deuteranopia#29292E
Deuteranomaly#212C2D
Tritanopia#133030
Tritanomaly#13302F
Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12302D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12302d: #12302D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12302D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12302d': '#12302D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.188, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_12302d">#12302D</color>
SVG fillfill="#12302D"

More Teal Colors

#12302D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12302D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12302D?

#12302D is a darkest teal — rgb(18, 48, 45) in RGB and hsl(174, 45%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.31.

What is the RGB value of #12302D?

#12302D is rgb(18, 48, 45) — red 18, green 48, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12302D?

#12302D converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12302D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12302D scores 14.13:1 against white and 1.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12302D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12302D 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 13.81, which is visibly different.

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