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#12283F Color

#12283F is rgb(18, 40, 63) in RGB, hsl(211, 56%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 37%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12283F
HEX#12283F
RGBrgb(18, 40, 63)
HSLhsl(211, 56%, 16%)
HSVhsv(211, 71%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 37%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(27.1% 0.051 251.2)
LABlab(15.26% -2.30 -17.56)
LCHlch(15.26% 17.71 262.54)

What #12283F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #12283F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#12283F Channel Values

How #12283F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 18 · G 40 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 56% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 71% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.99:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12283F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12283F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12283F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #12283F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12283F.

How #12283F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#12283F
Protanopia#25253F
Protanomaly#1F263F
Deuteranopia#22223F
Deuteranomaly#1D253F
Tritanopia#082C2C
Tritanomaly#0D2A34
Achromatopsia#272727

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12283F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-12283f: #12283F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12283F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12283f': '#12283F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.157, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_12283f">#12283F</color>
SVG fillfill="#12283F"

More Blue Colors

#12283F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12283F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12283F?

#12283F is a darkest blue — rgb(18, 40, 63) in RGB and hsl(211, 56%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #12283F?

#12283F is rgb(18, 40, 63) — red 18, green 40, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12283F?

#12283F converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 37%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12283F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12283F scores 14.99:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12283F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12283F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.18, which is visibly different.

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