#12182E#12182E

#12182E is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 21.6% C 0.044 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12182E
RGB	rgb(18, 24, 46)
HSL	hsl(227, 44%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(227, 61%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 47.8%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.82, 5.06, -15.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.82, 16.46, 287.92°)
OKLab	oklab(21.58% 0.0006 -0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(21.58% 0.044 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.0691, 0.9791, 2.7169)
Luminance	0.0098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12182E #2E2812

analogous

#12262E #12182E #1A122E

triadic

#12182E #2E1218 #182E12

tetradic

#12182E #2E1226 #2E2812 #122E1A

square

#12182E #2E1226 #2E2812 #122E1A

split-complementary

#12182E #2E1A12 #262E12

monochromatic

#090B16 #090B16 #12182E #232F5A #344686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.56

#12182E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#12182E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12182E

17.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12182E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12182E	1.00	17.56	1.20	17.56
#FFFFFF	17.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F1A2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D182E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#071D20

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12182e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 24, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.6% 0.044 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#525467',
    500: '#12182e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12182e;
$custom-light: #525467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12182e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21575,
    "c": 0.04428,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12182E

secondary

#665C36

accent

#B854D3

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EB

border

#C3C3C6

text

#020206

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12182E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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