Information about #123E49 color

#123E49 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #123E49 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(18, 62, 73) — 7.1% red, 24.3% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 4 / 0 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored water-like cyan, #123E49 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Barometer (#11394C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cyprus (#0F4645) and Tiber (#184343).

In RGB terms — rgb(18, 62, 73) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #123E49 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #123E49 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#123E49 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#123E49 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #123E49

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

MSU Green color link
MSU Green

#18453B

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Stokesian 13 color link
Stokesian 13

#164238

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#123E49
  • RGB18, 62, 73
  • CMYK22, 4, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(18, 62, 73)
  • HSL192°, 60%, 18%
  • HSL Precise192°, 60.44%, 17.843%
  • HSV192°, 75%, 29%
  • HSB192°, 75%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.243, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.243, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.243, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID123E49
  • DECIMAL ID1195593
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01