Colour

#12F2FF

#12F2FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#12F2FF is a cyan with RGB values 18, 242, 255 and HSL 183°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#12F2FF#12F2FF

HEX#12F2FF

RGBrgb(18, 242, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.949, 1

RGB percentages7.1%, 94.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(183.3, 100%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 92.9%, 100%)

CMYK92.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,241,855

CSS custom property--colour: #12F2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.17:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#ED0D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEE7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2D2FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00FCF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 9 Cyan · ΔE 9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Turquoise · ΔE 17 Light seagreen · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF1F12

Analogous#12FF96, #127BFF

Triadic#FF12F2, #F2FF12

Split complementary#FF127B, #FF9612

Tetradic#9612FF, #FF1F12, #7BFF12

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEFDFF

Lighter +30%#ABFAFF

Lighter +20%#78F8FF

Lighter +10%#45F5FF

Darker −10%#00D2DE

Darker −20%#00A2AB

Darker −30%#007178

Darker −40%#004145

More saturated +25%#12F2FF

Less saturated −25%#30D8E1

Channel breakdown

R18

G242

B255

Red18 (7.1%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue183.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G F2 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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