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Recognised as Colour

#1C2321

  • #1C2321
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1C2321 is a cyan with RGB values 28, 35, 33 and HSL 163°, 11%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1C2321#1C2321
HEX#1C2321
RGBrgb(28, 35, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1373, 0.1294
RGB percentages11%, 13.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(162.9, 11.1%, 12.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 20%, 13.7%)
CMYK20%, 0%, 5.7%, 86.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,844,001
CSS custom property--colour: #1C2321;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#E3DCDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#222221no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#212121no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1A2322no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4Dim grey · ΔE 31.7Gray · ΔE 40.8Slate grey · ΔE 41.3Teal · ΔE 44.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#231C1E
Analogous#1C231E, #1C2223
Triadic#211C23, #23211C
Split complementary#231C22, #231E1C
Tetradic#1E1C23, #231C1E, #22231C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#78938B
Lighter +30%#607871
Lighter +20%#495C56
Lighter +10%#333F3C
Darker −10%#050706
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#142B24
Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R28
G35
B33
Red28 (11%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness12.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1C · G 23 · B 21

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