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Recognised as Colour

#12996A

  • #12996A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#12996A is a cyan with RGB values 18, 153, 106 and HSL 159°, 79%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#12996A#12996A
HEX#12996A
RGBrgb(18, 153, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.6, 0.4157
RGB percentages7.1%, 60%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(159.1, 78.9%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 88.2%, 60%)
CMYK88.2%, 0%, 30.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,218,922
CSS custom property--colour: #12996A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#ED6695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#968D67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#87826Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00998Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 8.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9Light seagreen · ΔE 25Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.7Dark cyan · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#991241
Analogous#129926, #128599
Triadic#6A1299, #996A12
Split complementary#991285, #992612
Tetradic#261299, #991241, #859912

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86F1CC
Lighter +30%#59EBB8
Lighter +20%#2BE6A5
Lighter +10%#17C78A
Darker −10%#0D6B4A
Darker −20%#073E2B
Darker −30%#02100B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AB6F
Less saturated −25%#278464

Channel breakdown

R18
G153
B106
Red18 (7.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue159.11°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G 99 · B 6A

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