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#128280 Color

#128280 is rgb(18, 130, 128) in RGB, hsl(179, 76%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 2%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Green (#00827F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#128280
HEX#128280
RGBrgb(18, 130, 128)
HSLhsl(179, 76%, 29%)
HSVhsv(179, 86%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 2%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.091 192.9)
LABlab(48.82% -30.10 -7.72)
LCHlch(48.82% 31.08 194.39)

What #128280 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 #128280, 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.

#128280 Channel Values

How #128280 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 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 76% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 86% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #128280 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #128280 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #128280

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #128280; 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 #128280

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 #128280.

How #128280 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#128280
Protanopia#787880
Protanomaly#5F7C80
Deuteranopia#6C6C82
Deuteranomaly#567681
Tritanopia#148282
Tritanomaly#138281
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #128280 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-128280: #128280;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #128280;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-128280': '#128280' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.510, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_128280">#128280</color>
SVG fillfill="#128280"

More Teal Colors

#128280 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#128280 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #128280?

#128280 is a dark teal — rgb(18, 130, 128) in RGB and hsl(179, 76%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Green (#00827F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.42.

What is the RGB value of #128280?

#128280 is rgb(18, 130, 128) — red 18, green 130, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #128280?

#128280 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 2%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #128280 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #128280 scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #128280 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #128280 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 1.53, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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