Recognised as Colour

#12A374

#12A374
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#12A374 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 163, 116 and HSL 161°, 80%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#12A374

RGBrgb(18, 163, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.6392, 0.4549

RGB percentages7.1%, 63.9%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(160.6, 80.1%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160.6, 89%, 63.9%)

CMYK89%, 0%, 28.8%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,221,492

CSS custom property--colour: #12A374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#ED5C8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A09671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#908B77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#00A396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.3 Sea green · ΔE 11.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 23.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.2 Turquoise · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A31241

Analogous#12A32B, #1289A3

Triadic#7412A3, #A37412

Split complementary#A31289, #A32C12

Tetradic#2B12A3, #A31241, #89A312

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8EF3D2

Lighter +30%#61EDC0

Lighter +20%#33E8AD

Lighter +10%#17D195

Darker −10%#0D7553

Darker −20%#084733

Darker −30%#031912

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00B57A

Less saturated −25%#298C6C

Channel breakdown

R18

G163

B116

Red18 (7.1%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue160.55°

Saturation (HSL)80.11%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 12 · G A3 · B 74

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