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#12BB53

#12bb53 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12bb53 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 73.33% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.61% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 143.08°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3629

Complementary

  1. #12bb53
  2. #bb127a

Split complementary

  1. #12bb53
  2. #a812bb
  3. #bb1225

Analogous

  1. #25bb12
  2. #12bb53
  3. #12bba8

Triadic

  1. #12bb53
  2. #5312bb
  3. #bb5312

Tetradic

  1. #12bb53
  2. #127abb
  3. #bb127a
  4. #bb5312

Square

  1. #12bb53
  2. #1225bb
  3. #bb127a
  4. #bba812

Monochromatic

  1. #052f15
  2. #0b7534
  3. #12bb53
  4. #2feb77
  5. #74f2a5

Shades

#12bb53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12bb53
  2. #10a84b
  3. #0e9642
  4. #0d833a
  5. #0b7032
  6. #095e2a
  7. #074b21
  8. #053819
  9. #042511
  10. #021308
  11. #000000

Tints

#12bb53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12bb53
  2. #2ac264
  3. #41c975
  4. #59cf87
  5. #71d698
  6. #89dda9
  7. #a0e4ba
  8. #b8ebcb
  9. #d0f1dd
  10. #e7f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12bb53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12bb53
  2. #1db558
  3. #28af5c
  4. #33a961
  5. #3ea365
  6. #499e6a
  7. #54986e
  8. #5f9273
  9. #6a8c77
  10. #75867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ad8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdaa49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b14d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89aa58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12bb53 {
  color: #12bb53;
}
Background
.bg-12bb53 {
  background-color: #12bb53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12bb53 {
  border: 2px solid #12bb53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12bb53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 187 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12bb53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12bb53, #12bba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12bb53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 187 83 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.97 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.31 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.19 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.88 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.29 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.72 #ed44ac Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#12bb53  rgb(18, 187, 83)  hsl(143, 82%, 40%)  Emerald
#bb127a  rgb(187, 18, 122)  hsl(323, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#5312bb  rgb(83, 18, 187)  hsl(263, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#bb5312  rgb(187, 83, 18)  hsl(23, 82%, 40%)  Burnt Orange