#12596F#12596F

#12596F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.075 H 224.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12596F
RGB	rgb(18, 89, 111)
HSL	hsl(194, 72%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(194, 84%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, -12.71, -18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 22.49, 235.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% -0.0537 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.075 224.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6899, 8.4202, 16.3085)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#12596F #6F2812

analogous

#126F57 #12596F #122A6F

triadic

#12596F #6F1259 #596F12

tetradic

#12596F #57126F #6F2812 #2A6F12

square

#12596F #57126F #6F2812 #2A6F12

split-complementary

#12596F #6F122A #6F5712

monochromatic

#04151A #092F3A #12596F #1B83A4 #23ADD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#12596F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#12596F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12596F

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12596F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12596F	1.00	7.82	2.68	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5770

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006060

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12596f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 89, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.075 224.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628898',
    500: '#12596f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12596f;
$custom-light: #628898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12596f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.194,
    "s": 72.093,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43302,
    "c": 0.07476,
    "h": 224.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12596F

secondary

#A65137

accent

#6439EF

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #12596F

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

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