#12232b

Color #12232b

A moderately saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.32 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#12232b

RGB

rgb(18, 35, 43)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 41%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 58.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(12.64, -4.29, -7.52)

LCH

lch(12.64, 8.66, 240.3)

OKLCH

oklch(24.5%, 0.0273, 229.6)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 7.1%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b1a12

Analogous

#122b27

#12232b

#12172b

Triadic

#12232b

#2b1223

#232b12

Split-complementary

#12232b

#2b1217

#2b2712

Tetradic

#12232b

#1a122b

#2b1a12

#232b12

Square

#12232b

#27122b

#2b1a12

#172b12

Shades

Color #12232b mixed toward black.

#0f1d24

#0c171d

#091216

#060c0e

#030607

Tints

Color #12232b mixed toward white.

#284e60

#3e7995

#619fbd

#96bfd3

#cadfe9

Tones

Color #12232b mixed toward gray.

#142229

#162227

#182125

#1a2023

#1d1f21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b29 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#1a1829 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#132827 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #12232b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12232b]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#12232b (#12232b) is rgb(18, 35, 43) in RGB.

No, #12232b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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