Recognised as Colour

#12241E

#12241E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12241E is a cyan with RGB values 18, 36, 30 and HSL 160°, 33%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12241E

RGBrgb(18, 36, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1412, 0.1176

RGB percentages7.1%, 14.1%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(160, 33.3%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 50%, 14.1%)

CMYK50%, 0%, 16.7%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,188,894

CSS custom property--colour: #12241E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.19:1

Contrast with white16.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#EDDBE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23221Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#20201Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0D2422no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3 Teal · ΔE 42 Gray · ΔE 42.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#241218

Analogous#122415, #122124

Triadic#1E1224, #241E12

Split complementary#241221, #241512

Tetradic#151224, #241218, #212412

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#57AB8F

Lighter +30%#458A73

Lighter +20%#346857

Lighter +10%#23463A

Darker −10%#010202

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B2B20

Less saturated −25%#191D1C

Channel breakdown

R18

G36

B30

Red18 (7.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 12 · G 24 · B 1E

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