Information about #12252B color

#12252B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #12252B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(18, 37, 43) — 7.1% red, 14.5% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 2 / 0 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored water-like cyan, #12252B leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Magnum (#112331). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Maystone (#0E2A2A) and Bledisloe (#19282B).

The recipe behind #12252B is rgb(18, 37, 43), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #12252B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:83), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#12252B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#12252B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #12252B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

Madagascar color link
Madagascar

#172E2C

Sentry color link
Sentry

#1C2728

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Coarse Wool color link
Coarse Wool

#181B26

Kermadec color link
Kermadec

#1D2C2A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12252B
  • RGB18, 37, 43
  • CMYK10, 2, 0, 83
  • CSSrgb(18, 37, 43)
  • HSL194°, 41%, 12%
  • HSL Precise194.4°, 40.984%, 11.961%
  • HSV194°, 58%, 17%
  • HSB194°, 58%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.145, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.145, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.145, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID12252B
  • DECIMAL ID1189163
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01