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#12CFBB

#12cfbb ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#12cfbb is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 81.18% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.66% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 173.65°, with 84% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.4834

Complementary

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #cf1226

Split complementary

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #cf1285
  3. #cf5d12

Analogous

  1. #12cf5d
  2. #12cfbb
  3. #1285cf

Triadic

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #bb12cf
  3. #cfbb12

Tetradic

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #1226cf
  3. #cf1226
  4. #cfbb12

Square

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #5d12cf
  3. #cf1226
  4. #85cf12

Monochromatic

  1. #06423c
  2. #0c897b
  3. #12cfbb
  4. #3feedc
  5. #86f4e9

Shades

#12cfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #10baa8
  3. #0ea696
  4. #0d9183
  5. #0b7c70
  6. #09685e
  7. #07534b
  8. #053e38
  9. #042925
  10. #021513
  11. #000000

Tints

#12cfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #2ad4c2
  3. #41d9c9
  4. #59ddcf
  5. #71e2d6
  6. #89e7dd
  7. #a0ece4
  8. #b8f1eb
  9. #d0f5f1
  10. #e7faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12cfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12cfbb
  2. #1dc7b5
  3. #28bfaf
  4. #33b7a9
  5. #3eafa3
  6. #49a89e
  7. #54a098
  8. #5f9892
  9. #6a908c
  10. #758886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93c2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c2ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb2bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dc7bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bbebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12cfbb {
  color: #12cfbb;
}
Background
.bg-12cfbb {
  background-color: #12cfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12cfbb {
  border: 2px solid #12cfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12cfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 207 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12cfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12cfbb, #1285cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12cfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 207 187 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.64 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.58 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.73 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.94 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.00 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.76 #ed3044 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#12cfbb  rgb(18, 207, 187)  hsl(174, 84%, 44%)  Turquoise
#cf1226  rgb(207, 18, 38)  hsl(354, 84%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#bb12cf  rgb(187, 18, 207)  hsl(294, 84%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#cfbb12  rgb(207, 187, 18)  hsl(54, 84%, 44%)  Old Gold