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#126E57 Color

#126E57 is rgb(18, 110, 87) in RGB, hsl(165, 72%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 21%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#126E57
HEX#126E57
RGBrgb(18, 110, 87)
HSLhsl(165, 72%, 25%)
HSVhsv(165, 84%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 21%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.089 170.8)
LABlab(41.04% -31.19 5.23)
LCHlch(41.04% 31.62 170.48)

What #126E57 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 #126E57, 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 green in the library.

#126E57 Channel Values

How #126E57 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 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 72% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 84% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #126E57 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #126E57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #126E57; 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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Tints & Shades of #126E57

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 #126E57 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#126E57
Protanopia#656557
Protanomaly#506957
Deuteranopia#5C5C59
Deuteranomaly#496458
Tritanopia#1F6B6B
Tritanomaly#1B6C64
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #126E57 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-126e57: #126E57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #126E57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-126e57': '#126E57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.431, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_126e57">#126E57</color>
SVG fillfill="#126E57"

More Green Colors

#126E57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#126E57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #126E57?

#126E57 is a dark green — rgb(18, 110, 87) in RGB and hsl(165, 72%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.73.

What is the RGB value of #126E57?

#126E57 is rgb(18, 110, 87) — red 18, green 110, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #126E57?

#126E57 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 21%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #126E57 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #126E57 scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #126E57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #126E57 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 15.83, which is visibly different.

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