#12242e

Color #12242e

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#12242e

RGB

rgb(18, 36, 46)

HSL

hsl(201.4, 43.8%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.4, 60.9%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.9%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(13.15, -3.88, -8.9)

LCH

lch(13.15, 9.71, 246.44)

OKLCH

oklch(25%, 0.0304, 234.22)

HWB

hwb(201.4, 7.1%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e1c12

Analogous

#122e2a

#12242e

#12162e

Triadic

#12242e

#2e1224

#242e12

Split-complementary

#12242e

#2e1216

#2e2a12

Tetradic

#12242e

#1c122e

#2e1c12

#242e12

Square

#12242e

#2a122e

#2e1c12

#162e12

Shades

Color #12242e mixed toward black.

#0f1e26

#0c181f

#091217

#060c0f

#030608

Tints

Color #12242e mixed toward white.

#274e63

#3c7899

#5f9dc0

#94bed5

#cadeea

Tones

Color #12242e mixed toward gray.

#14232c

#172329

#192227

#1b2125

#1e2122

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b2c · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#1a192b · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#132a2a · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #12242e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12242e]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#12242e (#12242e) is rgb(18, 36, 46) in RGB.

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

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