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#12872B Color

#12872B is rgb(18, 135, 43) in RGB, hsl(133, 76%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 68%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (#228B22), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12872B
HEX#12872B
RGBrgb(18, 135, 43)
HSLhsl(133, 76%, 30%)
HSVhsv(133, 87%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 68%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.162 145.5)
LABlab(49.07% -46.02 38.75)
LCHlch(49.07% 60.16 139.91)

What #12872B 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 #12872B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green#228B22ΔE 5.52Xbox Green#0E7A0DΔE 7.59Green#008000ΔE 10.34La Salle Green#087830ΔE 10.6India Green#138808ΔE 11.01Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 11.68

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

#12872B Channel Values

How #12872B 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 135 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 76% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 87% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 47%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 #12872B 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 #12872B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12872B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12872B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#12872B
Complementary
#87126D
Analogous
#338712
Analogous
#128766
Triadic
#2C1287
Triadic
#872C12
Split comp.
#661287
Split comp.
#871233

Tints & Shades of #12872B

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

#18B43A
#1EDC47
#47E669
#74EC8E
#A1F2B2
#C9F8D3

Shades

#107526
#0E6721
#0C551C
#094316
#073110
#05240C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12872B.

How #12872B 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#12872B
Protanopia#7C7C2C
Protanomaly#63812C
Deuteranopia#717131
Deuteranomaly#597A2F
Tritanopia#348080
Tritanomaly#2A8368
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12872B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12872b: #12872B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12872B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12872b': '#12872B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.529, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_12872b">#12872B</color>
SVG fillfill="#12872B"

More Green Colors

#12872B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#12872B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12872B?

#12872B is a dark green — rgb(18, 135, 43) in RGB and hsl(133, 76%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #12872B?

#12872B is rgb(18, 135, 43) — red 18, green 135, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12872B?

#12872B converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 0%, 68%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12872B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12872B 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 #12872B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12872B 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 5.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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