#12542A Color

#12542A is rgb(18, 84, 42) in RGB, hsl(142, 65%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 50%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12542A

HEX#12542A

RGBrgb(18, 84, 42)

HSLhsl(142, 65%, 20%)

HSVhsv(142, 79%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(39.4% 0.095 151)

LABlab(30.95% -29.15 18.41)

LCHlch(30.95% 34.48 147.72)

What #12542A 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 #12542A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 7.36 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 7.55 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 9.82 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 10.09 Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 11.26 Dark Spring Green#177245ΔE 12.89

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

#12542A Channel Values

How #12542A 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 18 · G 84 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 142° · S 65% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 142° · S 79% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 79% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.02:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12542A 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 text9.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12542A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12542A; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #12542A

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.

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Shades

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How #12542A 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#12542A

Protanopia#4D4D2A

Protanomaly#3D502A

Deuteranopia#46462C

Deuteranomaly#384C2B

Tritanopia#205050

Tritanomaly#1B5244

Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #12542A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12542a: #12542A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12542A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12542a': '#12542A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.329, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_12542a">#12542A</color>

SVG fillfill="#12542A"

More Green Colors

#12542A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#12542A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12542A?

#12542A is a dark green — rgb(18, 84, 42) in RGB and hsl(142, 65%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #12542A?

#12542A is rgb(18, 84, 42) — red 18, green 84, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12542A?

#12542A converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 50%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12542A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12542A scores 9.02:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12542A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12542A 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.85, which is visibly different.

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