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#12827B Color

#12827B is rgb(18, 130, 123) in RGB, hsl(176, 76%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 5%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Green (#00827F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12827B
HEX#12827B
RGBrgb(18, 130, 123)
HSLhsl(176, 76%, 29%)
HSVhsv(176, 86%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 5%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.092 188)
LABlab(48.68% -31.31 -5.01)
LCHlch(48.68% 31.71 189.08)

What #12827B 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 #12827B, 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.

#12827B Channel Values

How #12827B 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 130 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 76% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 86% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12827B 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12827B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12827B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12827B; 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 #12827B

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12827B.

How #12827B 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#12827B
Protanopia#78787B
Protanomaly#5F7C7B
Deuteranopia#6C6C7D
Deuteranomaly#56767C
Tritanopia#188181
Tritanomaly#16817F
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12827B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12827b: #12827B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12827B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12827b': '#12827B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.510, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_12827b">#12827B</color>
SVG fillfill="#12827B"

More Teal Colors

#12827B sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12827B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12827B?

#12827B is a dark teal — rgb(18, 130, 123) in RGB and hsl(176, 76%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Green (#00827F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.45.

What is the RGB value of #12827B?

#12827B is rgb(18, 130, 123) — red 18, green 130, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12827B?

#12827B converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 5%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12827B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12827B scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12827B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12827B 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 4.14, which is very hard to tell apart.

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