Colour

#12161E

#12161E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12161E is a blue with RGB values 18, 22, 30 and HSL 220°, 25%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12161E

RGBrgb(18, 22, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0863, 0.1176

RGB percentages7.1%, 8.6%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(220, 25%, 9.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 40%, 11.8%)

CMYK40%, 26.7%, 0%, 88.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,185,310

CSS custom property--colour: #12161E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.12:1

Contrast with white18.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#EDE9E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#13161Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#12151Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0F1819no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 37.7 Slate grey · ΔE 45.9 Gray · ΔE 46.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 49.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E1A12

Analogous#121C1E, #14121E

Triadic#1E1216, #161E12

Split complementary#1E1412, #1C1E12

Tetradic#1E121C, #1E1A12, #121E14

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5F749E

Lighter +30%#4B5C7E

Lighter +20%#38455E

Lighter +10%#252D3E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C1424

Less saturated −25%#181818

Channel breakdown

R18

G22

B30

Red18 (7.1%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness9.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 16 · B 1E

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