#12242a

Color #12242a

A moderately saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#12242a

RGB

rgb(18, 36, 42)

HSL

hsl(195, 40%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 57.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.1%, 14.3%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(12.97, -5.35, -6.3)

LCH

lch(12.97, 8.27, 229.66)

OKLCH

oklch(24.8%, 0.0264, 221.31)

HWB

hwb(195, 7.1%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a1812

Analogous

#122a24

#12242a

#12182a

Triadic

#12242a

#2a1224

#242a12

Split-complementary

#12242a

#2a1218

#2a2412

Tetradic

#12242a

#18122a

#2a1812

#242a12

Square

#12242a

#24122a

#2a1812

#182a12

Shades

Color #12242a mixed toward black.

#0f1e23

#0c181c

#091215

#060c0e

#030607

Tints

Color #12242a mixed toward white.

#29515f

#3f7e93

#62a5bc

#96c3d2

#cbe1e9

Tones

Color #12242a mixed toward gray.

#142328

#162226

#182124

#1a2022

#1c1f20

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b29 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#1a1928 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#132827 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#212121 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #12242a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12242a]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#12242a (#12242a) is rgb(18, 36, 42) in RGB.

No, #12242a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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