Recognised as Colour

#11242B

#11242B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#11242B is a cyan with RGB values 17, 36, 43 and HSL 196°, 43%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#11242B#11242B

HEX#11242B

RGBrgb(17, 36, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1412, 0.1686

RGB percentages6.7%, 14.1%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(196.2, 43.3%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.2, 60.5%, 16.9%)

CMYK60.5%, 16.3%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,123,371

CSS custom property--colour: #11242B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.02:1

Contrast with white16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#EEDBD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20232Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C202Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#042626no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Slate grey · ΔE 40.2 Gray · ΔE 41.6 Teal · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B1811

Analogous#112B25, #11172B

Triadic#2B1124, #242B11

Split complementary#2B1117, #2B2511

Tetradic#25112B, #2B1811, #172B11

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#4F9DB9

Lighter +30%#3C8099

Lighter +20%#2E6174

Lighter +10%#1F4350

Darker −10%#030506

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A2732

Less saturated −25%#182123

Channel breakdown

R17

G36

B43

Red17 (6.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue196.15°

Saturation (HSL)43.33%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 24 · B 2B

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