#12242D#12242D

#12242D is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.029 H 231.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12242D
RGB	rgb(18, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(200, 43%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(200, 60%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 20%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.11, -4.26, -8.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.11, 9.28, 242.72°)
OKLab	oklab(24.92% -0.0183 -0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(24.92% 0.029 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.3538, 1.5797, 2.7157)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12242D #2D1B12

analogous

#122D29 #12242D #12172D

triadic

#12242D #2D1224 #242D12

tetradic

#12242D #29122D #2D1B12 #172D12

square

#12242D #29122D #2D1B12 #172D12

split-complementary

#12242D #2D1217 #2D2912

monochromatic

#091116 #091116 #12242D #234759 #356A84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#12242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#12242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12242D

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12242D	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20232D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C202D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#052627

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.029 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#525e65',
    500: '#12242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12242d;
$custom-light: #525e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24916,
    "c": 0.02932,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12242D

secondary

#654636

accent

#7F55D3

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#020405

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12242D

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

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