Recognised as Colour
#12966D
- #12966D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#12966D is a cyan with RGB values 18, 150, 109 and HSL 161°, 79%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#12966D#12966D
HEX#12966D
RGBrgb(18, 150, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.5882, 0.4275
RGB percentages7.1%, 58.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(161.4, 78.6%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.4, 88%, 58.8%)
CMYK88%, 0%, 27.3%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,218,157
CSS custom property--colour: #12966D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#ED6992
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96123B
Analogous#12962B, #127D96
Triadic#6D1296, #966D12
Split complementary#96127D, #962B12
Tetradic#2B1296, #96123B, #7D9612
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R18
G150
B109
Red18 (7.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue161.36°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G 96 · B 6D
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