Close to Lagoon
#129EA6
#129EA6 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 62% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 80% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #129EA6.
Split complementary
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.47:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #129EA6 as they’d see it.
#129EA6 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #129EA6
What color is #129EA6?
#129EA6 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 62% green, and 65.1% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 80% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #129EA6 in RGB?
#129EA6 is rgb(18, 158, 166): 18 red, 158 green, and 166 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #129EA6 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 5, 0, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #129EA6?
PANTONE 320 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #129EA6?
Its complement #C47C6C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.