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Recognised as Colour

#12596B

  • #12596B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#12596B is a cyan with RGB values 18, 89, 107 and HSL 192°, 71%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#12596B#12596B
HEX#12596B
RGBrgb(18, 89, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.349, 0.4196
RGB percentages7.1%, 34.9%, 42%
HSLhsl(192.1, 71.2%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 83.2%, 42%)
CMYK83.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,202,539
CSS custom property--colour: #12596B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#EDA694

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E566Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#424E6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005F5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Teal · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dark cyan · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B2412
Analogous#126B51, #122D6B
Triadic#6B1259, #596B12
Split complementary#6B122D, #6B5112
Tetradic#51126B, #6B2412, #2D6B12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64CBE5
Lighter +30%#38BCDE
Lighter +20%#21A2C2
Lighter +10%#197D97
Darker −10%#0B353F
Darker −20%#031014
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#02627B
Less saturated −25%#22505B

Channel breakdown

R18
G89
B107
Red18 (7.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue192.13°
Saturation (HSL)71.2%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 59 · B 6B

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