#12162c

Color #12162c

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 18.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-900 #0f172b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#12162c

RGB

rgb(18, 22, 44)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 41.9%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 59.1%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.1%, 50%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(7.99, 5.83, -15.49)

LCH

lch(7.99, 16.55, 290.62)

OKLCH

oklch(20.9%, 0.0439, 274.18)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 7.1%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2812

Analogous

#12232c

#12162c

#1b122c

Triadic

#12162c

#2c1216

#162c12

Split-complementary

#12162c

#2c1b12

#232c12

Tetradic

#12162c

#28122c

#2c2812

#162c12

Square

#12162c

#2c1223

#2c2812

#122c1b

Shades

Color #12162c mixed toward black.

#0f1225

#0c0f1d

#090b16

#06070f

#030407

Tints

Color #12162c mixed toward white.

#283161

#3d4b96

#606fbe

#959fd4

#cacfe9

Tones

Color #12162c mixed toward gray.

#14182a

#161928

#191b26

#1b1c23

#1d1e21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#141428 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#141327 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#122423 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#171717 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #12162c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12162c]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#12162c (#12162c) is rgb(18, 22, 44) in RGB.

No, #12162c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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