Information about #12574E color

#12574E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #12574E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(18, 87, 78) — 7.1% red, 34.1% green, 30.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 0 / 4 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#12574E is a energetic, saturated cyan that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jackpot (#145346). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Retro (#1B5256) and Push Play (#21584C).

In RGB terms — rgb(18, 87, 78) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #12574E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#12574E color variations

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

#12574E 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 #12574E

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

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Deep Opal color link
Deep Opal

#00594E

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Dark Teal color link
Dark Teal

#014D4E

Sonder color link
Sonder

#015743

Jewel color link
Jewel

#136843

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12574E
  • RGB18, 87, 78
  • CMYK27, 0, 4, 66
  • CSSrgb(18, 87, 78)
  • HSL172°, 66%, 21%
  • HSL Precise172.174°, 65.714%, 20.588%
  • HSV172°, 79%, 34%
  • HSB172°, 79%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.341, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.341, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.341, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID12574E
  • DECIMAL ID1201998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01