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#126E7E

#126e7e ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#126e7e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 43.14% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.71% cyan, 12.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 188.89°, with 75% saturation and 28.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #126e7e
  2. #7e2212

Split complementary

  1. #126e7e
  2. #7e1238
  3. #7e5812

Analogous

  1. #127e58
  2. #126e7e
  3. #12387e

Triadic

  1. #126e7e
  2. #7e126e
  3. #6e7e12

Tetradic

  1. #126e7e
  2. #22127e
  3. #7e2212
  4. #6e7e12

Square

  1. #126e7e
  2. #58127e
  3. #7e2212
  4. #387e12

Monochromatic

  1. #031012
  2. #08343b
  3. #126e7e
  4. #1ca8c1
  5. #45cde4

Shades

#126e7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #126e7e
  2. #106371
  3. #0e5865
  4. #0d4d58
  5. #0b424c
  6. #09373f
  7. #072c32
  8. #052126
  9. #041619
  10. #020b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#126e7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #126e7e
  2. #2a7d8b
  3. #418b98
  4. #599aa5
  5. #71a8b2
  6. #89b7bf
  7. #a0c5cb
  8. #b8d4d8
  9. #d0e2e5
  10. #e7f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#126e7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #126e7e
  2. #1d707e
  3. #28727e
  4. #33737f
  5. #3e757f
  6. #49777f
  7. #54797f
  8. #5f7b7f
  9. #6a7c80
  10. #757e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f686f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626a7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #54607e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007473 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e6c7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43667e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007278 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-126e7e {
  color: #126e7e;
}
Background
.bg-126e7e {
  background-color: #126e7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-126e7e {
  border: 2px solid #126e7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #126e7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 110 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 75% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-126e7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #126e7e, #12387e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-126e7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 110 126 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.67 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.72 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.79 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.28 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.74 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 12.28 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 12.39 #ed9181 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#126e7e  rgb(18, 110, 126)  hsl(189, 75%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#7e2212  rgb(126, 34, 18)  hsl(9, 75%, 28%)  Kobe
#7e126e  rgb(126, 18, 110)  hsl(309, 75%, 28%)  Purple
#6e7e12  rgb(110, 126, 18)  hsl(69, 75%, 28%)  Olive