Colour
#12574E
- #12574E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#12574E is a cyan with RGB values 18, 87, 78 and HSL 172°, 66%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#12574E#12574E
HEX#12574E
RGBrgb(18, 87, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.3412, 0.3059
RGB percentages7.1%, 34.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(172.2, 65.7%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 79.3%, 34.1%)
CMYK79.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,201,998
CSS custom property--colour: #12574E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#EDA8B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#57121B
Analogous#12572B, #123E57
Triadic#4E1257, #574E12
Split complementary#57123E, #572B12
Tetradic#2B1257, #57121B, #3E5712
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R18
G87
B78
Red18 (7.1%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G 57 · B 4E
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