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#138682 Color

#138682 is rgb(19, 134, 130) in RGB, hsl(178, 75%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 3%, 47%) 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 1.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#138682
HEX#138682
RGBrgb(19, 134, 130)
HSLhsl(178, 75%, 30%)
HSVhsv(178, 86%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 3%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.093 191)
LABlab(50.20% -31.23 -6.84)
LCHlch(50.20% 31.97 192.36)

What #138682 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 #138682, 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.

#138682 Channel Values

How #138682 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 19 · G 134 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 75% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 86% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #138682 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #138682

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #138682; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #138682

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #138682.

How #138682 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#138682
Protanopia#7B7B82
Protanomaly#628082
Deuteranopia#707084
Deuteranomaly#597983
Tritanopia#178686
Tritanomaly#158684
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #138682 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-138682: #138682;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #138682;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-138682': '#138682' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.075, green: 0.525, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_138682">#138682</color>
SVG fillfill="#138682"

More Teal Colors

#138682 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#138682 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #138682?

#138682 is a dark teal — rgb(19, 134, 130) in RGB and hsl(178, 75%, 30%) 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 1.71.

What is the RGB value of #138682?

#138682 is rgb(19, 134, 130) — red 19, green 134, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #138682?

#138682 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 3%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #138682 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #138682 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #138682 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #138682 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 3.19, which is very hard to tell apart.

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