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#12284B Milwaukee Brewers Navy
#12284B is a very dark, rich blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 15.7% green, and 29.4% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 61% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #12284B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.68:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.43:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.68:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.43:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #12284B as they’d see it.
#12284B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedTeam colors
The Milwaukee Brewers use #12284B as their navy. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #12284B
What color is #12284B?
#12284B is a very dark, rich blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 15.7% green, and 29.4% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 61% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #12284B in RGB?
#12284B is rgb(18, 40, 75): 18 red, 40 green, and 75 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #12284B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(76, 47, 0, 71). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #12284B?
PANTONE 7463 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #12284B?
Its complement #382500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.