Colour

#01242C

#01242C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#01242C is a cyan with RGB values 1, 36, 44 and HSL 191°, 96%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#01242C#01242C

HEX#01242C

RGBrgb(1, 36, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1412, 0.1725

RGB percentages0.4%, 14.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(191.2, 95.6%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 97.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK97.7%, 18.2%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer74,796

CSS custom property--colour: #01242C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.28:1

Contrast with white16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FEDBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F232Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#191E2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#002727no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5 Teal · ΔE 41.1 Slate grey · ΔE 41.1 Gray · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C0901

Analogous#012C1E, #010F2C

Triadic#2C0124, #242C01

Split complementary#2C010F, #2C1E01

Tetradic#1E012C, #2C0901, #0F2C01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#06C7F3

Lighter +30%#049EC2

Lighter +20%#037690

Lighter +10%#024D5E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00252D

Less saturated −25%#072026

Channel breakdown

G36

B44

Red1 (0.4%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue191.16°

Saturation (HSL)95.56%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 24 · B 2C

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