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Recognised as Colour

#12251E

  • #12251E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#12251E is a cyan with RGB values 18, 37, 30 and HSL 158°, 35%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#12251E#12251E
HEX#12251E
RGBrgb(18, 37, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1451, 0.1176
RGB percentages7.1%, 14.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(157.9, 34.5%, 10.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.9, 51.4%, 14.5%)
CMYK51.4%, 0%, 18.9%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,189,150
CSS custom property--colour: #12251E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#EDDAE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24231Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#21201Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0D2523no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 33.1Teal · ΔE 41.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41.8Gray · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#251219
Analogous#122514, #122325
Triadic#1E1225, #251E12
Split complementary#251223, #251412
Tetradic#141225, #251219, #232512

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#56AD8D
Lighter +30%#448C71
Lighter +20%#336A56
Lighter +10%#23473A
Darker −10%#010302
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B2C20
Less saturated −25%#191E1C

Channel breakdown

R18
G37
B30
Red18 (7.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue157.89°
Saturation (HSL)34.55%
Lightness10.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G 25 · B 1E

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