Recognised as Colour

#12162D

#12162D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12162D is a blue with RGB values 18, 22, 45 and HSL 231°, 43%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#12162D#12162D

HEX#12162D

RGBrgb(18, 22, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0863, 0.1765

RGB percentages7.1%, 8.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(231.1, 42.9%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 60%, 17.6%)

CMYK60%, 51.1%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,185,325

CSS custom property--colour: #12162D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.82:1

Contrast with white17.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#EDE9D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D192Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A172Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#081B1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.8 Dim grey · ΔE 40.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 42.8 Slate grey · ΔE 45.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D2912

Analogous#12242D, #1B122D

Triadic#2D1216, #162D12

Split complementary#2D1B12, #242D12

Tetradic#2D1224, #2D2912, #122D1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5161BA

Lighter +30%#3E4B9A

Lighter +20%#2F3A76

Lighter +10%#212851

Darker −10%#030409

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A1035

Less saturated −25%#1A1C25

Channel breakdown

R18

G22

B45

Red18 (7.1%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue231.11°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 16 · B 2D

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