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Recognised as Colour

#0C2B2A

  • #0C2B2A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#0C2B2A is a cyan with RGB values 12, 43, 42 and HSL 178°, 56%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#0C2B2A#0C2B2A
HEX#0C2B2A
RGBrgb(12, 43, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.1686, 0.1647
RGB percentages4.7%, 16.9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(178.1, 56.4%, 10.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 72.1%, 16.9%)
CMYK72.1%, 0%, 2.3%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer797,482
CSS custom property--colour: #0C2B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#F3D4D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28292Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#23252Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#002C2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9Black · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Teal · ΔE 37.6Slate grey · ΔE 39.4Gray · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B0C0D
Analogous#0C2B1B, #0C1D2B
Triadic#2A0C2B, #2B2A0C
Split complementary#2B0C1D, #2B1B0C
Tetradic#1A0C2B, #2B0C0D, #1C2B0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3BC8C4
Lighter +30%#2DA39F
Lighter +20%#227B78
Lighter +10%#175351
Darker −10%#010303
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#053230
Less saturated −25%#132424

Channel breakdown

R12
G43
B42
Red12 (4.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue178.06°
Saturation (HSL)56.36%
Lightness10.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 0C · G 2B · B 2A

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