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#12CCBD

#12ccbd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#12ccbd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 80% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 175.16°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.4699

Complementary

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #cc1221

Split complementary

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #cc127e
  3. #cc6012

Analogous

  1. #12cc60
  2. #12ccbd
  3. #127ecc

Triadic

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #bd12cc
  3. #ccbd12

Tetradic

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #1221cc
  3. #cc1221
  4. #ccbd12

Square

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #6012cc
  3. #cc1221
  4. #7ecc12

Monochromatic

  1. #063f3b
  2. #0c867c
  3. #12ccbd
  4. #3deee0
  5. #83f4eb

Shades

#12ccbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #10b8aa
  3. #0ea397
  4. #0d8f84
  5. #0b7a71
  6. #09665f
  7. #07524c
  8. #053d39
  9. #042926
  10. #021413
  11. #000000

Tints

#12ccbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #2ad1c4
  3. #41d6ca
  4. #59dbd1
  5. #71e0d7
  6. #89e6de
  7. #a0ebe5
  8. #b8f0eb
  9. #d0f5f2
  10. #e7faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12ccbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12ccbd
  2. #1dc4b7
  3. #28bdb1
  4. #33b5ab
  5. #3eaea5
  6. #49a69f
  7. #549e98
  8. #5f9792
  9. #6a8f8c
  10. #758886
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91bfb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c0bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb0bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d1c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ac5bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88bcbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12ccbd {
  color: #12ccbd;
}
Background
.bg-12ccbd {
  background-color: #12ccbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12ccbd {
  border: 2px solid #12ccbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12ccbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 204 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12ccbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ccbd, #127ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12ccbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 204 189 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.36 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.03 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.12 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.62 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.20 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.93 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.13 #ed3342 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#12ccbd  rgb(18, 204, 189)  hsl(175, 84%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc1221  rgb(204, 18, 33)  hsl(355, 84%, 44%)  Lava
#bd12cc  rgb(189, 18, 204)  hsl(295, 84%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#ccbd12  rgb(204, 189, 18)  hsl(55, 84%, 44%)  Old Gold