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Recognised as Colour

#0C2827

  • #0C2827
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#0C2827 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 40, 39 and HSL 178°, 54%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#0C2827#0C2827
HEX#0C2827
RGBrgb(12, 40, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.1569, 0.1529
RGB percentages4.7%, 15.7%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(177.9, 53.8%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 70%, 15.7%)
CMYK70%, 0%, 2.5%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer796,711
CSS custom property--colour: #0C2827;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#F3D7D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#252627no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#212227no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#002928no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.3Black · ΔE 17.9Dim grey · ΔE 32.3Teal · ΔE 39.1Slate grey · ΔE 40.5Gray · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#280C0D
Analogous#0C2819, #0C1B28
Triadic#270C28, #28270C
Split complementary#280C1B, #28190C
Tetradic#190C28, #280C0D, #1B280C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3CC4C0
Lighter +30%#2F9E9A
Lighter +20%#247674
Lighter +10%#184F4D
Darker −10%#000101
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#062F2D
Less saturated −25%#122221

Channel breakdown

R12
G40
B39
Red12 (4.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue177.86°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 0C · G 28 · B 27

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