#12596D#12596D

#12596D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.073 H 221.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12596D
RGB	rgb(18, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(193, 72%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(193, 83%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, -13.46, -17.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 22.03, 232.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% -0.0545 -0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.073 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.5810, 8.3767, 15.7350)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12596D #6D2612

analogous

#126D54 #12596D #122B6D

triadic

#12596D #6D1259 #596D12

tetradic

#12596D #54126D #6D2612 #2B6D12

square

#12596D #54126D #6D2612 #2B6D12

split-complementary

#12596D #6D122B #6D5412

monochromatic

#04151A #092E38 #12596D #1B84A2 #23AFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#12596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#12596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12596D

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12596D	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D576E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414E6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.073 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618897',
    500: '#12596d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12596d;
$custom-light: #618897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.187,
    "s": 71.654,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43202,
    "c": 0.07321,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12596D

secondary

#A44F37

accent

#6139EE

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #12596D

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

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