Colour

#12201E

#12201E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12201E is a cyan with RGB values 18, 32, 30 and HSL 171°, 28%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12201E

RGBrgb(18, 32, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1255, 0.1176

RGB percentages7.1%, 12.5%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(171.4, 28%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 43.8%, 12.5%)

CMYK43.8%, 0%, 6.2%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,187,870

CSS custom property--colour: #12201E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.79:1

Contrast with white16.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#EDDFE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F1E1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1D1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0D211Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Dim grey · ΔE 34.1 Gray · ΔE 43.1 Slate grey · ΔE 43.3 Teal · ΔE 44.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#201214

Analogous#122017, #121B20

Triadic#1E1220, #201E12

Split complementary#20121B, #201712

Tetradic#171220, #201214, #1B2012

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5BA398

Lighter +30%#49827A

Lighter +20%#37615B

Lighter +10%#24413D

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C2622

Less saturated −25%#181A1A

Channel breakdown

R18

G32

B30

Red18 (7.1%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue171.43°

Saturation (HSL)28%

Lightness9.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 12 · G 20 · B 1E

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