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#12616E Color

#12616E is rgb(18, 97, 110) in RGB, hsl(188, 72%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 12%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petrol (#005F6A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12616E
HEX#12616E
RGBrgb(18, 97, 110)
HSLhsl(188, 72%, 25%)
HSVhsv(188, 84%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 12%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.074 211.8)
LABlab(37.21% -19.78 -14.32)
LCHlch(37.21% 24.42 215.91)

What #12616E 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 #12616E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Petrol#005F6AΔE 2.21Ming#36747DΔE 8.44Peacock#005F5FΔE 8.66Teal Blue#367588ΔE 9.48Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 10.14Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 11.29

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

#12616E Channel Values

How #12616E 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 97 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 72% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 84% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.09:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12616E 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 text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12616E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12616E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12616E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#12616E
Complementary
#6E1E12
Analogous
#126E4C
Analogous
#12346E
Triadic
#6E1261
Triadic
#616E12
Split comp.
#6E1234
Split comp.
#6E4C12

Tints & Shades of #12616E

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

#19889A
#21B3CA
#3ECAE0
#6ED7E7
#9AE3EF
#CAF1F6

Shades

#105660
#0E4A53
#0B3E46
#093339
#07272C
#051B1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12616E.

How #12616E 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#12616E
Protanopia#59596E
Protanomaly#475C6E
Deuteranopia#51516F
Deuteranomaly#40586F
Tritanopia#056363
Tritanomaly#0B6267
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12616E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12616e: #12616E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12616E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12616e': '#12616E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.380, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_12616e">#12616E</color>
SVG fillfill="#12616E"

More Teal Colors

#12616E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#12616E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12616E?

#12616E is a dark teal — rgb(18, 97, 110) in RGB and hsl(188, 72%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petrol (#005F6A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #12616E?

#12616E is rgb(18, 97, 110) — red 18, green 97, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12616E?

#12616E converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 12%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12616E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12616E scores 7.09:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12616E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12616E 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 14.18, which is visibly different.

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