#12242E#12242E

#12242E is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.030 H 234.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12242E
RGB	rgb(18, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(201, 44%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(201, 61%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 21.7%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.15, -3.88, -8.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.15, 9.71, 246.42°)
OKLab	oklab(24.97% -0.0178 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(24.97% 0.03 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.3733, 1.5875, 2.8183)
Luminance	0.0159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12242E #2E1C12

analogous

#122E2A #12242E #12162E

triadic

#12242E #2E1224 #242E12

tetradic

#12242E #2A122E #2E1C12 #162E12

square

#12242E #2A122E #2E1C12 #162E12

split-complementary

#12242E #2E1216 #2E2A12

monochromatic

#091116 #091116 #12242E #23465A #346986

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.94

#12242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#12242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12242E

15.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12242E	1.00	15.94	1.32	15.94
#FFFFFF	15.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F242E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B212E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#042727

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.030 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#525e66',
    500: '#12242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12242e;
$custom-light: #525e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.429,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2497,
    "c": 0.03048,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12242E

secondary

#664736

accent

#8254D3

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#020406

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12242E

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

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