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Recognised as Colour

#061512

  • #061512
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#061512 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 21, 18 and HSL 168°, 56%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#061512#061512
HEX#061512
RGBrgb(6, 21, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0824, 0.0706
RGB percentages2.4%, 8.2%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(168, 55.6%, 5.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 71.4%, 8.2%)
CMYK71.4%, 0%, 14.3%, 91.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer398,610
CSS custom property--colour: #061512;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness17.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.69:1
Contrast with white18.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#F9EAED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#141312no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#111212no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#021514no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 7.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 39.2Gray · ΔE 48.3Slate grey · ΔE 48.6Teal · ΔE 49.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#150609
Analogous#06150A, #061115
Triadic#120615, #151206
Split complementary#150611, #150B06
Tetradic#0A0615, #150609, #101506

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#33B49A
Lighter +30%#288C78
Lighter +20%#1D6456
Lighter +10%#113D34
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#031814
Less saturated −25%#091210

Channel breakdown

R6
G21
B18
Red6 (2.4%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness5.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G 15 · B 12

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