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Recognised as Colour

#12A8BA

  • #12A8BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#12A8BA is a cyan with RGB values 18, 168, 186 and HSL 186°, 82%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#12A8BA#12A8BA
HEX#12A8BA
RGBrgb(18, 168, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.6588, 0.7294
RGB percentages7.1%, 65.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(186.4, 82.4%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 90.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK90.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,222,842
CSS custom property--colour: #12A8BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#ED5745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8392BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Dark cyan · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.6Teal · ΔE 18.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA2412
Analogous#12BA78, #1254BA
Triadic#BA12A8, #A8BA12
Split complementary#BA1254, #BA7812
Tetradic#7812BA, #BA2412, #54BA12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2EDF6
Lighter +30%#73E4F2
Lighter +20%#45DBED
Lighter +10%#16D2E9
Darker −10%#0D7E8C
Darker −20%#09545D
Darker −30%#052A2F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B6CC
Less saturated −25%#2B94A1

Channel breakdown

R18
G168
B186
Red18 (7.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G A8 · B BA

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