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#12312E Color

#12312E is rgb(18, 49, 46) in RGB, hsl(174, 46%, 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 4.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12312E
HEX#12312E
RGBrgb(18, 49, 46)
HSLhsl(174, 46%, 13%)
HSVhsv(174, 63%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(28.9% 0.037 186.9)
LABlab(17.93% -12.69 -1.77)
LCHlch(17.93% 12.81 187.94)

What #12312E 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 #12312E, 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.

#12312E Channel Values

How #12312E 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 49 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 46% · 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
Luminance13.96:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12312E 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 text13.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12312E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12312E; 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 #12312E

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 #12312E.

How #12312E 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#12312E
Protanopia#2D2D2E
Protanomaly#252F2E
Deuteranopia#29292F
Deuteranomaly#222D2E
Tritanopia#133131
Tritanomaly#133130
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12312E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12312e: #12312E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12312E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12312e': '#12312E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.192, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_12312e">#12312E</color>
SVG fillfill="#12312E"

More Teal Colors

#12312E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12312E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12312E?

#12312E is a darkest teal — rgb(18, 49, 46) in RGB and hsl(174, 46%, 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 4.22.

What is the RGB value of #12312E?

#12312E is rgb(18, 49, 46) — red 18, green 49, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12312E?

#12312E 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 #12312E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12312E scores 13.96:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12312E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12312E 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 13.4, which is visibly different.

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