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#12CE99

#12ce99 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12ce99 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 163.09°, with 83.93% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 0.71.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4657

Complementary

  1. #12ce99
  2. #ce1247

Split complementary

  1. #12ce99
  2. #ce12a5
  3. #ce3b12

Analogous

  1. #12ce3b
  2. #12ce99
  3. #12a5ce

Triadic

  1. #12ce99
  2. #9912ce
  3. #ce9912

Tetradic

  1. #12ce99
  2. #1247ce
  3. #ce1247
  4. #ce9912

Square

  1. #12ce99
  2. #3b12ce
  3. #ce1247
  4. #a5ce12

Monochromatic

  1. #064130
  2. #0c8865
  3. #12ce99
  4. #3eeebd
  5. #85f4d5

Shades

#12ce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12ce99
  2. #10b98a
  3. #0ea57a
  4. #0d906b
  5. #0b7c5c
  6. #09674d
  7. #07523d
  8. #053e2e
  9. #04291f
  10. #02150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#12ce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12ce99
  2. #2ad3a3
  3. #41d8ad
  4. #59ddb8
  5. #71e2c2
  6. #89e7cc
  7. #a0ebd6
  8. #b8f0e0
  9. #d0f5eb
  10. #e7faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12ce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12ce99
  2. #1dc697
  3. #28be94
  4. #33b792
  5. #3eaf8f
  6. #49a78d
  7. #549f8a
  8. #5f9788
  9. #6a9085
  10. #758883
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91c0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9be96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b09d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0c597 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90bd9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ceb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12ce99 {
  color: #12ce99;
}
Background
.bg-12ce99 {
  background-color: #12ce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12ce99 {
  border: 2px solid #12ce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12ce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12ce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ce99, #12a5ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12ce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 0.71 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.78 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.01 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.47 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.70 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.72 #00a86b Jade ΔE 11.05 #ed3166 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12ce99  rgb(18, 206, 153)  hsl(163, 84%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#ce1247  rgb(206, 18, 71)  hsl(343, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal
#9912ce  rgb(153, 18, 206)  hsl(283, 84%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#ce9912  rgb(206, 153, 18)  hsl(43, 84%, 44%)  Goldenrod