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Recognised as Colour

#12DBFC

  • #12DBFC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#12DBFC is a cyan with RGB values 18, 219, 252 and HSL 188°, 98%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#12DBFC#12DBFC
HEX#12DBFC
RGBrgb(18, 219, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.8588, 0.9882
RGB percentages7.1%, 85.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(188.5, 97.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 92.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK92.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,235,964
CSS custom property--colour: #12DBFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#ED2403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8C0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00E7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Aqua · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC3312
Analogous#12FCA8, #1266FC
Triadic#FC12DB, #DBFC12
Split complementary#FC1266, #FCA812
Tetradic#A812FC, #FC3312, #66FC12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBFAFF
Lighter +30%#A9F2FE
Lighter +20%#77EAFD
Lighter +10%#44E3FD
Darker −10%#03BAD8
Darker −20%#028FA6
Darker −30%#016374
Darker −40%#013841
More saturated +25%#0FDDFF
Less saturated −25%#30C5DE

Channel breakdown

R18
G219
B252
Red18 (7.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue188.46°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G DB · B FC

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