Colour

#12201F

#12201F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12201F is a cyan with RGB values 18, 32, 31 and HSL 176°, 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

#12201F#12201F

HEX#12201F

RGBrgb(18, 32, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1255, 0.1216

RGB percentages7.1%, 12.5%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(175.7, 28%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 43.8%, 12.5%)

CMYK43.8%, 0%, 3.1%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,187,871

CSS custom property--colour: #12201F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.77:1

Contrast with white16.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#EDDFE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1F1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1D1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0D2120no 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 text16.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34 Slate grey · ΔE 43.1 Gray · ΔE 43.1 Teal · ΔE 44.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#201213

Analogous#122018, #121A20

Triadic#1F1220, #201F12

Split complementary#20121A, #201812

Tetradic#181220, #201213, #1A2012

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5BA39D

Lighter +30%#49827E

Lighter +20%#37615E

Lighter +10%#24413F

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C2624

Less saturated −25%#181A1A

Channel breakdown

R18

G32

B31

Red18 (7.1%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue175.71°

Saturation (HSL)28%

Lightness9.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 12 · G 20 · B 1F

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