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Recognised as Colour

#12986B

  • #12986B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#12986B is a cyan with RGB values 18, 152, 107 and HSL 160°, 79%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#12986B#12986B
HEX#12986B
RGBrgb(18, 152, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.5961, 0.4196
RGB percentages7.1%, 59.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(159.9, 78.8%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.9, 88.2%, 59.6%)
CMYK88.2%, 0%, 29.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,218,667
CSS custom property--colour: #12986B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#ED6794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958C68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#86816Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#00988Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 8.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.7Light seagreen · ΔE 24.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.5Dark cyan · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98123F
Analogous#129828, #128298
Triadic#6B1298, #986B12
Split complementary#981282, #982812
Tetradic#281298, #98123F, #829812

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85F1CD
Lighter +30%#58EBBA
Lighter +20%#2AE6A7
Lighter +10%#17C68B
Darker −10%#0D6A4B
Darker −20%#073D2B
Darker −30%#020F0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AA71
Less saturated −25%#278364

Channel breakdown

R18
G152
B107
Red18 (7.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue159.85°
Saturation (HSL)78.82%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G 98 · B 6B

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