Information about #12917E color

#12917E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #12917E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(18, 145, 126) (7.1% red, 56.9% green, 49.4% blue), or CMYK 50 / 0 / 7 / 43 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #12917E reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from ChaosDragon (#139084). Slightly further away sit Dark Cyan (#0A888A) and Soylent Green (#218B76).

In RGB terms — rgb(18, 145, 126) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #12917E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#12917E color variations

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

#12917E 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 #12917E

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

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Elf Green color link
Elf Green

#1B8A6B

ANTHEM Teal color link
ANTHEM Teal

#05A383

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Observatory color link
Observatory

#008F70

Bluish Green color link
Bluish Green

#10A674

Windfall color link
Windfall

#008575

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12917E
  • RGB18, 145, 126
  • CMYK50, 0, 7, 43
  • CSSrgb(18, 145, 126)
  • HSL171°, 78%, 32%
  • HSL Precise171.024°, 77.914%, 31.961%
  • HSV171°, 88%, 57%
  • HSB171°, 88%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.569, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.569, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.569, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID12917E
  • DECIMAL ID1216894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01