Close to Lagoon
#129EAD
#129EAD is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 62% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 81% saturation and 37% 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 #129EAD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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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6.52:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.52:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #129EAD as they’d see it.
#129EAD 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 #129EAD
What color is #129EAD?
#129EAD is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 62% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #129EAD in RGB?
#129EAD is rgb(18, 158, 173): 18 red, 158 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #129EAD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(90, 9, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #129EAD?
PANTONE 7473 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #129EAD?
Its complement #C47D6C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.