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#12C8A8

#12c8a8 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#12c8a8 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 78.43% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 169.45°, with 83.49% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4426

Complementary

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #c81232

Split complementary

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #c8128d
  3. #c84d12

Analogous

  1. #12c84d
  2. #12c8a8
  3. #128dc8

Triadic

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #a812c8
  3. #c8a812

Tetradic

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #1232c8
  3. #c81232
  4. #c8a812

Square

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #4d12c8
  3. #c81232
  4. #8dc812

Monochromatic

  1. #053c32
  2. #0c826d
  3. #12c8a8
  4. #39edce
  5. #7ff4df

Shades

#12c8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #10b497
  3. #0ea086
  4. #0d8c76
  5. #0b7865
  6. #096454
  7. #075043
  8. #053c32
  9. #042822
  10. #021411
  11. #000000

Tints

#12c8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #2aceb1
  3. #41d3b9
  4. #59d9c2
  5. #71decb
  6. #89e4d4
  7. #a0e9dc
  8. #b8efe5
  9. #d0f4ee
  10. #e7faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12c8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12c8a8
  2. #1dc1a4
  3. #28baa0
  4. #33b29c
  5. #3eab98
  6. #49a494
  7. #549d90
  8. #5f968c
  9. #6a8e88
  10. #758784
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dbbae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0baa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acabaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c0a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89b7a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12c8a8 {
  color: #12c8a8;
}
Background
.bg-12c8a8 {
  background-color: #12c8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12c8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #12c8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12c8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 200 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12c8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12c8a8, #128dc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12c8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 200 168 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.89 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.06 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.08 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.21 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.33 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.25 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.29 #ed3757 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12c8a8  rgb(18, 200, 168)  hsl(169, 83%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#c81232  rgb(200, 18, 50)  hsl(349, 83%, 43%)  Cardinal
#a812c8  rgb(168, 18, 200)  hsl(289, 83%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#c8a812  rgb(200, 168, 18)  hsl(49, 83%, 43%)  Metallic Gold