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#123740 Color

#123740 is rgb(18, 55, 64) in RGB, hsl(192, 56%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 14%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#123740
HEX#123740
RGBrgb(18, 55, 64)
HSLhsl(192, 56%, 16%)
HSVhsv(192, 72%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 14%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(31.5% 0.044 216.6)
LABlab(20.77% -11.11 -9.78)
LCHlch(20.77% 14.80 221.35)

What #123740 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 #123740, 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.

#123740 Channel Values

How #123740 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 55 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 56% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 72% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.76:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #123740 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 text12.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #123740 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #123740

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #123740; 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 #123740

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 #123740.

How #123740 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#123740
Protanopia#333340
Protanomaly#293440
Deuteranopia#2E2E41
Deuteranomaly#263240
Tritanopia#0E3838
Tritanomaly#10383B
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #123740 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-123740: #123740;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #123740;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-123740': '#123740' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.216, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_123740">#123740</color>
SVG fillfill="#123740"

More Teal Colors

#123740 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#123740 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #123740?

#123740 is a darkest teal — rgb(18, 55, 64) in RGB and hsl(192, 56%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.22.

What is the RGB value of #123740?

#123740 is rgb(18, 55, 64) — red 18, green 55, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #123740?

#123740 converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 14%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #123740 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #123740 scores 12.76:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #123740 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #123740 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 11.96, which is visibly different.

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