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#126E1D Color

#126E1D is rgb(18, 110, 29) in RGB, hsl(127, 72%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 74%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Green (#136207), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#126E1D
HEX#126E1D
RGBrgb(18, 110, 29)
HSLhsl(127, 72%, 25%)
HSVhsv(127, 84%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 74%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.142 144.3)
LABlab(40.23% -39.44 35.44)
LCHlch(40.23% 53.02 138.06)

What #126E1D 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 #126E1D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Green#136207ΔE 6.09La Salle Green#087830ΔE 6.51Dark Green#006400ΔE 6.66Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 6.81Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 9.6Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 10.27

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

#126E1D Channel Values

How #126E1D 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 110 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 72% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 84% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.41:1 vs white · 3.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #126E1D 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 text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #126E1D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #126E1D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #126E1D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#126E1D
Complementary
#6E1263
Analogous
#356E12
Analogous
#126E4A
Triadic
#1D126E
Triadic
#6E1D12
Split comp.
#4A126E
Split comp.
#6E1235

Tints & Shades of #126E1D

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

#199A28
#21CA35
#3EE051
#6EE77C
#9AEFA4
#CAF6D0

Shades

#106019
#0E5316
#0B4612
#09390F
#072C0B
#051F08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #126E1D.

How #126E1D 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#126E1D
Protanopia#65651E
Protanomaly#50691E
Deuteranopia#5C5C23
Deuteranomaly#496420
Tritanopia#2B6868
Tritanomaly#236A54
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #126E1D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-126e1d: #126E1D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #126E1D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-126e1d': '#126E1D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.431, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_126e1d">#126E1D</color>
SVG fillfill="#126E1D"

More Green Colors

#126E1D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#126E1D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #126E1D?

#126E1D is a dark green — rgb(18, 110, 29) in RGB and hsl(127, 72%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Green (#136207), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #126E1D?

#126E1D is rgb(18, 110, 29) — red 18, green 110, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #126E1D?

#126E1D converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 74%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #126E1D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #126E1D scores 6.41:1 against white and 3.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #126E1D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #126E1D 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 6.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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