#12272F#12272F

#12272F is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.031 H 224.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12272F
RGB	rgb(18, 39, 47)
HSL	hsl(197, 45%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(197, 62%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 17%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.31, -5.59, -7.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.31, 9.62, 234.52°)
OKLab	oklab(25.91% -0.0219 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(25.91% 0.031 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.4879, 1.7847, 2.9549)
Luminance	0.0179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12272F #2F1A12

analogous

#122F28 #12272F #12182F

triadic

#12272F #2F1227 #272F12

tetradic

#12272F #28122F #2F1A12 #182F12

square

#12272F #28122F #2F1A12 #182F12

split-complementary

#12272F #2F1218 #2F2812

monochromatic

#081216 #081216 #12272F #234C5B #347088

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.48

#12272F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#12272F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12272F

15.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12272F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12272F	1.00	15.48	1.36	15.48
#FFFFFF	15.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23262F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E232F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03292A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12272f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 39, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.031 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#526167',
    500: '#12272f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12272f;
$custom-light: #526167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12272f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.552,
    "s": 44.615,
    "l": 12.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25908,
    "c": 0.03082,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12272F

secondary

#674336

accent

#7753D4

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#020506

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12272F

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

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