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#12C266

#12c266 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12c266 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 76.08% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.42% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 148.64°, with 83.02% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3967

Complementary

  1. #12c266
  2. #c2126e

Split complementary

  1. #12c266
  2. #be12c2
  3. #c21216

Analogous

  1. #16c212
  2. #12c266
  3. #12c2be

Triadic

  1. #12c266
  2. #6612c2
  3. #c26612

Tetradic

  1. #12c266
  2. #126ec2
  3. #c2126e
  4. #c26612

Square

  1. #12c266
  2. #1216c2
  3. #c2126e
  4. #c2be12

Monochromatic

  1. #05361c
  2. #0c7c41
  3. #12c266
  4. #34ec8c
  5. #7af3b4

Shades

#12c266 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12c266
  2. #10af5c
  3. #0e9b52
  4. #0d8847
  5. #0b743d
  6. #096133
  7. #074e29
  8. #053a1f
  9. #042714
  10. #02130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#12c266 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12c266
  2. #2ac875
  3. #41ce85
  4. #59d494
  5. #71daa3
  6. #89e1b3
  7. #a0e7c2
  8. #b8edd1
  9. #d0f3e0
  10. #e7f9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12c266 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12c266
  2. #1dbb69
  3. #28b56b
  4. #33ae6e
  5. #3ea870
  6. #49a173
  7. #549a76
  8. #5f9478
  9. #6a8d7b
  10. #75877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b15f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a46d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb862 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cb16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c095 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12c266 {
  color: #12c266;
}
Background
.bg-12c266 {
  background-color: #12c266;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12c266 {
  border: 2px solid #12c266;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12c266;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 194 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12c266 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12c266, #12c2be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12c266 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 194 102 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.67 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.52 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.21 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.78 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.31 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.62 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.14 #ed3d99 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#12c266  rgb(18, 194, 102)  hsl(149, 83%, 42%)  Emerald
#c2126e  rgb(194, 18, 110)  hsl(329, 83%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#6612c2  rgb(102, 18, 194)  hsl(269, 83%, 42%)  Han Purple
#c26612  rgb(194, 102, 18)  hsl(29, 83%, 42%)  Chocolate