Recognised as Colour

#12282A

#12282A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12282A is a cyan with RGB values 18, 40, 42 and HSL 185°, 40%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12282A

RGBrgb(18, 40, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1569, 0.1647

RGB percentages7.1%, 15.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(185, 40%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185, 57.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK57.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,189,930

CSS custom property--colour: #12282A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.41:1

Contrast with white15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#EDD7D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25262Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#21232Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#062A29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Teal · ΔE 39.9 Gray · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A1412

Analogous#122A20, #121C2A

Triadic#2A1228, #282A12

Split complementary#2A121C, #2A2012

Tetradic#20122A, #2A1412, #1C2A12

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#53ADB5

Lighter +30%#408E95

Lighter +20%#316C71

Lighter +10%#214A4E

Darker −10%#030606

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B2E31

Less saturated −25%#192222

Channel breakdown

R18

G40

B42

Red18 (7.1%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue185°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 28 · B 2A

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