#12495D#12495D

#12495D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.065 H 227.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12495D
RGB	rgb(18, 73, 93)
HSL	hsl(196, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(196, 81%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.60, -9.94, -16.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.60, 19.55, 239.45°)
OKLab	oklab(38.03% -0.044 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(38.03% 0.065 227)
XYZ	xyz(4.6070, 5.6835, 11.2080)
Luminance	0.0568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12495D #5D2612

analogous

#125D4C #12495D #12245D

triadic

#12495D #5D1249 #495D12

tetradic

#12495D #4C125D #5D2612 #245D12

square

#12495D #4C125D #5D2612 #245D12

split-complementary

#12495D #5D1224 #5D4C12

monochromatic

#05141A #08212A #12495D #1C7190 #2699C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#12495D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#12495D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12495D

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12495D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12495D	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E485E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34405D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12495d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 73, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.065 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d7b8b',
    500: '#12495d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12495d;
$custom-light: #5d7b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12495d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38029,
    "c": 0.06456,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.05684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12495D

secondary

#954F35

accent

#6C3DEA

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#E9EEF0

border

#C5C9CB

text

#05090C

muted

#797B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #12495D

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

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