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#12BB98

#12bb98 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#12bb98 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 73.33% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.72% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 167.57°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3794

Complementary

  1. #12bb98
  2. #bb1235

Split complementary

  1. #12bb98
  2. #bb128a
  3. #bb4312

Analogous

  1. #12bb43
  2. #12bb98
  3. #128abb

Triadic

  1. #12bb98
  2. #9812bb
  3. #bb9812

Tetradic

  1. #12bb98
  2. #1235bb
  3. #bb1235
  4. #bb9812

Square

  1. #12bb98
  2. #4312bb
  3. #bb1235
  4. #8abb12

Monochromatic

  1. #052f27
  2. #0b755f
  3. #12bb98
  4. #2febc4
  5. #74f2d8

Shades

#12bb98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12bb98
  2. #10a889
  3. #0e967a
  4. #0d836a
  5. #0b705b
  6. #095e4c
  7. #074b3d
  8. #05382e
  9. #04251e
  10. #02130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#12bb98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12bb98
  2. #2ac2a2
  3. #41c9ad
  4. #59cfb7
  5. #71d6c1
  6. #89ddcc
  7. #a0e4d6
  8. #b8ebe0
  9. #d0f1ea
  10. #e7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12bb98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12bb98
  2. #1db596
  3. #28af93
  4. #33a991
  5. #3ea38e
  6. #499e8c
  7. #54988a
  8. #5f9287
  9. #6a8c85
  10. #758682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84afa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ae96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a09b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b397 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80ab9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12bb98 {
  color: #12bb98;
}
Background
.bg-12bb98 {
  background-color: #12bb98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12bb98 {
  border: 2px solid #12bb98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12bb98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 187 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12bb98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12bb98, #128abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12bb98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 187 152 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.98 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.69 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.53 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.77 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.35 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.90 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.95 #ed4467 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#12bb98  rgb(18, 187, 152)  hsl(168, 82%, 40%)  Mint
#bb1235  rgb(187, 18, 53)  hsl(348, 82%, 40%)  Cardinal
#9812bb  rgb(152, 18, 187)  hsl(288, 82%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#bb9812  rgb(187, 152, 18)  hsl(48, 82%, 40%)  Goldenrod