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#12BA4E

#12ba4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12ba4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 72.94% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.06% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 141.43°, with 82.35% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.55.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.358

Complementary

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #ba127e

Split complementary

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #a212ba
  3. #ba122a

Analogous

  1. #2aba12
  2. #12ba4e
  3. #12baa2

Triadic

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #4e12ba
  3. #ba4e12

Tetradic

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #127eba
  3. #ba127e
  4. #ba4e12

Square

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #122aba
  3. #ba127e
  4. #baa212

Monochromatic

  1. #052e14
  2. #0b7431
  3. #12ba4e
  4. #2eeb71
  5. #74f1a1

Shades

#12ba4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #10a746
  3. #0e953e
  4. #0d8237
  5. #0b702f
  6. #095d27
  7. #074a1f
  8. #053817
  9. #042510
  10. #021308
  11. #000000

Tints

#12ba4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #2ac160
  3. #41c871
  4. #59cf83
  5. #71d695
  6. #89dda7
  7. #a0e3b8
  8. #b8eaca
  9. #d0f1dc
  10. #e7f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12ba4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12ba4e
  2. #1db453
  3. #28ae58
  4. #33a95d
  5. #3ea362
  6. #499d67
  7. #54976c
  8. #5f9171
  9. #6a8c76
  10. #75867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80ac88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca943 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b048 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88a953 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12ba4e {
  color: #12ba4e;
}
Background
.bg-12ba4e {
  background-color: #12ba4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12ba4e {
  border: 2px solid #12ba4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12ba4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 186 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12ba4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ba4e, #12baa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12ba4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 186 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.55 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.80 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.27 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.32 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.37 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.05 #ed45b1 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#12ba4e  rgb(18, 186, 78)  hsl(141, 82%, 40%)  Emerald
#ba127e  rgb(186, 18, 126)  hsl(321, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e12ba  rgb(78, 18, 186)  hsl(261, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#ba4e12  rgb(186, 78, 18)  hsl(21, 82%, 40%)  Mahogany