Recognised as Colour
#0C2833
- #0C2833
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#0C2833 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 40, 51 and HSL 197°, 62%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#0C2833#0C2833
HEX#0C2833
RGBrgb(12, 40, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.1569, 0.2
RGB percentages4.7%, 15.7%, 20%
HSLhsl(196.9, 61.9%, 12.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 76.5%, 20%)
CMYK76.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 80%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer796,723
CSS custom property--colour: #0C2833;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#F3D7CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33170C
Analogous#0C332B, #0C1533
Triadic#330C28, #28330C
Split complementary#330C15, #332A0C
Tetradic#2B0C33, #33170C, #15330C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R12
G40
B51
Red12 (4.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue196.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness12.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 28 · B 33
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