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#12AAA3

#12aaa3 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#12aaa3 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 66.67% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 177.24°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.3152

Complementary

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #aa1219

Split complementary

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #aa1265
  3. #aa5712

Analogous

  1. #12aa57
  2. #12aaa3
  3. #1265aa

Triadic

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #a312aa
  3. #aaa312

Tetradic

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #1219aa
  3. #aa1219
  4. #aaa312

Square

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #5712aa
  3. #aa1219
  4. #65aa12

Monochromatic

  1. #03201e
  2. #0b6561
  3. #12aaa3
  4. #21e7de
  5. #66efe9

Shades

#12aaa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #109993
  3. #0e8882
  4. #0d7772
  5. #0b6662
  6. #095552
  7. #074441
  8. #053331
  9. #042221
  10. #021110
  11. #000000

Tints

#12aaa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #2ab3ac
  3. #41bbb5
  4. #59c4bf
  5. #71ccc8
  6. #89d5d1
  7. #a0ddda
  8. #b8e6e3
  9. #d0eeed
  10. #e7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12aaa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12aaa3
  2. #1da6a0
  3. #28a29c
  4. #339d99
  5. #3e9995
  6. #499592
  7. #54918e
  8. #5f8d8b
  9. #6a8887
  10. #758484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa0a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d92a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa4a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #709ca4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12aaa3 {
  color: #12aaa3;
}
Background
.bg-12aaa3 {
  background-color: #12aaa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12aaa3 {
  border: 2px solid #12aaa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12aaa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 170 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12aaa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12aaa3, #1265aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12aaa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 170 163 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.38 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.73 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.64 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.64 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.30 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.65 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.82 #ed555c Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#12aaa3  rgb(18, 170, 163)  hsl(177, 81%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#aa1219  rgb(170, 18, 25)  hsl(357, 81%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#a312aa  rgb(163, 18, 170)  hsl(297, 81%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#aaa312  rgb(170, 163, 18)  hsl(57, 81%, 37%)  Brass