What color is #126450?

#126450 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #126450?

The RGB value is 18, 100, 80: 18 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #126450?

The complementary color is #641226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #126450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#126450 color

#126450 rgb(18, 100, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #126450 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 39.2% green and 31.4% blue (18, 100, 80).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 69% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#126450 color codes

HEX	`#126450`
RGB	`rgb(18, 100, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 39.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 69%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 82%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, -28.83, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 29.21, 170.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.254, 9.821, 9.154)`
Decimal	`1205328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #126450, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #126450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#126450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #126450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #126450; }
.text { color: #126450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #126450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 100 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #126450, #124f64); }

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Questions

What color is #126450?: #126450 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #126450?: The RGB value is 18, 100, 80: 18 red, 100 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #126450?: The complementary color is #641226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #126450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.