Recognised as Colour
#126D59
- #126D59
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#126D59 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 109, 89 and HSL 167°, 72%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#126D59#126D59
HEX#126D59
RGBrgb(18, 109, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4275, 0.349
RGB percentages7.1%, 42.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(166.8, 71.7%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.8, 83.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK83.5%, 0%, 18.3%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,207,641
CSS custom property--colour: #126D59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#ED92A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D1226
Analogous#126D2B, #12546D
Triadic#59126D, #6D5912
Split complementary#6D1254, #6D2B12
Tetradic#2B126D, #6D1226, #546D12
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R18
G109
B89
Red18 (7.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue166.81°
Saturation (HSL)71.65%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G 6D · B 59
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