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#12CA95

#12ca95 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12ca95 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 79.22% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.24% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 162.72°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 0.82.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4454

Complementary

  1. #12ca95
  2. #ca1247

Split complementary

  1. #12ca95
  2. #ca12a3
  3. #ca3912

Analogous

  1. #12ca39
  2. #12ca95
  3. #12a3ca

Triadic

  1. #12ca95
  2. #9512ca
  3. #ca9512

Tetradic

  1. #12ca95
  2. #1247ca
  3. #ca1247
  4. #ca9512

Square

  1. #12ca95
  2. #3912ca
  3. #ca1247
  4. #a3ca12

Monochromatic

  1. #053e2d
  2. #0c8461
  3. #12ca95
  4. #3beeba
  5. #81f4d3

Shades

#12ca95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12ca95
  2. #10b686
  3. #0ea277
  4. #0d8d68
  5. #0b7959
  6. #09654b
  7. #07513c
  8. #053d2d
  9. #04281e
  10. #02140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#12ca95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12ca95
  2. #2acfa0
  3. #41d5aa
  4. #59dab5
  5. #71dfbf
  6. #89e5ca
  7. #a0ead5
  8. #b8efdf
  9. #d0f4ea
  10. #e7faf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12ca95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12ca95
  2. #1dc393
  3. #28bb91
  4. #33b48f
  5. #3eac8d
  6. #49a58b
  7. #549e88
  8. #5f9686
  9. #6a8f84
  10. #758782
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ebca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bb92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1ac99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dc193 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8db997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00caad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12ca95 {
  color: #12ca95;
}
Background
.bg-12ca95 {
  background-color: #12ca95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12ca95 {
  border: 2px solid #12ca95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12ca95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 202 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12ca95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ca95, #12a3ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12ca95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 202 149 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 0.82 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.99 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.09 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.18 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.80 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.82 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.05 #ed356a Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12ca95  rgb(18, 202, 149)  hsl(163, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#ca1247  rgb(202, 18, 71)  hsl(343, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal
#9512ca  rgb(149, 18, 202)  hsl(283, 84%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#ca9512  rgb(202, 149, 18)  hsl(43, 84%, 43%)  Goldenrod