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#123738 closest to Elite Teal

#123738 is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Elite Teal. In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 21.6% green and 22.0% blue (rgb(18, 55, 56)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 51% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 68% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. #123738 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.89:1.

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Variations of #123738

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#123738 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#123738 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #123738 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2D3038
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #333438
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2C3538
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2D3038
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #273238
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #003937
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #093838
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #323232
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #2C3333

#123738 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.89:1 Super#123738 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#123738 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#123738 in CSS

/* Elite Teal */
.color { color: #123738; }
.background { background-color: #123738; }
.border { border: 1px solid #123738; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(18 55 56);
color: hsl(182 51% 15%);
color: oklch(0.311 0.042 197.7);

#123738 FAQ

What color is #123738?

#123738 is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Elite Teal. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #123738?

#123738 is rgb(18, 55, 56) in RGB, hsl(182, 51%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(68%, 2%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #123738?

The complementary color of #123738 is #381312, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #123738?

White text has the best contrast on #123738: 12.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #123738 a warm or cool color?

#123738 is a cool color.