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Recognised as Colour

#124A50

  • #124A50
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#124A50 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 74, 80 and HSL 186°, 63%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#124A50#124A50
HEX#124A50
RGBrgb(18, 74, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2902, 0.3137
RGB percentages7.1%, 29%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(185.8, 63.3%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 77.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK77.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,198,672
CSS custom property--colour: #124A50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#EDB5AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434750no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4050no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Teal · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dark cyan · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#501812
Analogous#125037, #122B50
Triadic#50124A, #4A5012
Split complementary#50122B, #503712
Tetradic#371250, #501812, #2B5012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#55CCD9
Lighter +30%#2EBECD
Lighter +20%#2597A3
Lighter +10%#1B717A
Darker −10%#092326
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#06545C
Less saturated −25%#1E4044

Channel breakdown

R18
G74
B80
Red18 (7.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue185.81°
Saturation (HSL)63.27%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 4A · B 50

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