Recognised as Colour
#12917A
- #12917A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#12917A is a cyan with RGB values 18, 145, 122 and HSL 169°, 78%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#12917A#12917A
HEX#12917A
RGBrgb(18, 145, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.5686, 0.4784
RGB percentages7.1%, 56.9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(169.1, 77.9%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 87.6%, 56.9%)
CMYK87.6%, 0%, 15.9%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,216,890
CSS custom property--colour: #12917A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#ED6E85
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#911229
Analogous#12913A, #126991
Triadic#7A1291, #917A12
Split complementary#911269, #913A12
Tetradic#3A1291, #911229, #699112
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R18
G145
B122
Red18 (7.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue169.13°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G 91 · B 7A
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