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#12BE8A

#12be8a ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12be8a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 74.51% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 161.86°, with 82.69% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3879

Complementary

  1. #12be8a
  2. #be1246

Split complementary

  1. #12be8a
  2. #be129c
  3. #be3412

Analogous

  1. #12be34
  2. #12be8a
  3. #129cbe

Triadic

  1. #12be8a
  2. #8a12be
  3. #be8a12

Tetradic

  1. #12be8a
  2. #1246be
  3. #be1246
  4. #be8a12

Square

  1. #12be8a
  2. #3412be
  3. #be1246
  4. #9cbe12

Monochromatic

  1. #053224
  2. #0b7857
  3. #12be8a
  4. #31ebb3
  5. #77f2cd

Shades

#12be8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12be8a
  2. #10ab7c
  3. #0e986e
  4. #0d8561
  5. #0b7253
  6. #095f45
  7. #074c37
  8. #053929
  9. #04261c
  10. #02130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#12be8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12be8a
  2. #2ac596
  3. #41cba1
  4. #59d2ad
  5. #71d8b9
  6. #89dfc5
  7. #a0e5d0
  8. #b8ecdc
  9. #d0f2e8
  10. #e7f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12be8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12be8a
  2. #1db889
  3. #28b288
  4. #33ab87
  5. #3ea586
  6. #499f85
  7. #549984
  8. #5f9383
  9. #6a8c82
  10. #758681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85b19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baaf87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a28d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00beb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94b588 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85ae8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12be8a {
  color: #12be8a;
}
Background
.bg-12be8a {
  background-color: #12be8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12be8a {
  border: 2px solid #12be8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12be8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 190 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12be8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12be8a, #129cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12be8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 190 138 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.48 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 3.75 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.47 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.12 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.06 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.41 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.43 #ed4175 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Mint
#12be8a  rgb(18, 190, 138)  hsl(162, 83%, 41%)  Mint
#be1246  rgb(190, 18, 70)  hsl(342, 83%, 41%)  Cardinal
#8a12be  rgb(138, 18, 190)  hsl(282, 83%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#be8a12  rgb(190, 138, 18)  hsl(42, 83%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod