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Colour

#12ADD0

  • #12ADD0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#12ADD0 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 173, 208 and HSL 191°, 84%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#12ADD0#12ADD0
HEX#12ADD0
RGBrgb(18, 173, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.6784, 0.8157
RGB percentages7.1%, 67.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(191.1, 84.1%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 91.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK91.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,224,144
CSS custom property--colour: #12ADD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#ED522F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A8D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8198D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.8Dark cyan · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D03512
Analogous#12D094, #124ED0
Triadic#D012AD, #ADD012
Split complementary#D0124E, #D09412
Tetradic#9412D0, #D03512, #4ED012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5ECF9
Lighter +30%#86E0F5
Lighter +20%#57D4F1
Lighter +10%#29C8EC
Darker −10%#0E86A1
Darker −20%#0A5F72
Darker −30%#063843
Darker −40%#021114
More saturated +25%#00B8E2
Less saturated −25%#2E9BB4

Channel breakdown

R18
G173
B208
Red18 (7.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue191.05°
Saturation (HSL)84.07%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G AD · B D0

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