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#12CD8F

#12cd8f ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12cd8f is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 80.39% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 160.11°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4577

Complementary

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #cd1250

Split complementary

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #cd12ae
  3. #cd3212

Analogous

  1. #12cd32
  2. #12cd8f
  3. #12aecd

Triadic

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #8f12cd
  3. #cd8f12

Tetradic

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #1250cd
  3. #cd1250
  4. #cd8f12

Square

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #3212cd
  3. #cd1250
  4. #aecd12

Monochromatic

  1. #06402d
  2. #0c875e
  3. #12cd8f
  4. #3eeeb4
  5. #84f4cf

Shades

#12cd8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #10b981
  3. #0ea472
  4. #0d9064
  5. #0b7b56
  6. #096748
  7. #075239
  8. #053e2b
  9. #04291d
  10. #02150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#12cd8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #2ad29a
  3. #41d7a5
  4. #59dcb1
  5. #71e1bc
  6. #89e6c7
  7. #a0ebd2
  8. #b8f0dd
  9. #d0f5e9
  10. #e7faf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12cd8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12cd8f
  2. #1dc58e
  3. #28be8c
  4. #33b68b
  5. #3eae89
  6. #49a788
  7. #549f86
  8. #5f9785
  9. #6a8f83
  10. #758882
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90bfa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bd8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ae93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1c48d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91bb91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cdac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12cd8f {
  color: #12cd8f;
}
Background
.bg-12cd8f {
  background-color: #12cd8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12cd8f {
  border: 2px solid #12cd8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12cd8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 205 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12cd8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12cd8f, #12aecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12cd8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 205 143 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 2.54 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.62 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.20 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.27 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.52 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.21 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.28 #ed3270 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12cd8f  rgb(18, 205, 143)  hsl(160, 84%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#cd1250  rgb(205, 18, 80)  hsl(340, 84%, 44%)  Ruby
#8f12cd  rgb(143, 18, 205)  hsl(280, 84%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#cd8f12  rgb(205, 143, 18)  hsl(40, 84%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod