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#12D159

#12d159 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12d159 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 81.96% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.42% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 142.3°, with 84.14% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4645

Complementary

  1. #12d159
  2. #d1128a

Split complementary

  1. #12d159
  2. #b812d1
  3. #d1122b

Analogous

  1. #2bd112
  2. #12d159
  3. #12d1b8

Triadic

  1. #12d159
  2. #5912d1
  3. #d15912

Tetradic

  1. #12d159
  2. #128ad1
  3. #d1128a
  4. #d15912

Square

  1. #12d159
  2. #122bd1
  3. #d1128a
  4. #d1b812

Monochromatic

  1. #06441d
  2. #0c8b3b
  3. #12d159
  4. #41ef81
  5. #87f5b0

Shades

#12d159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12d159
  2. #10bc50
  3. #0ea747
  4. #0d923e
  5. #0b7d35
  6. #09692d
  7. #075424
  8. #053f1b
  9. #042a12
  10. #021509
  11. #000000

Tints

#12d159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12d159
  2. #2ad66a
  3. #41da7a
  4. #59df8b
  5. #71e39b
  6. #89e8ac
  7. #a0edbd
  8. #b8f1cd
  9. #d0f6de
  10. #e7faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12d159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12d159
  2. #1dc95d
  3. #28c161
  4. #33b965
  5. #3eb169
  6. #49a96d
  7. #54a070
  8. #5f9874
  9. #6a9078
  10. #75887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91c199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3be4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b063 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8c652 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99be5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ce9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12d159 {
  color: #12d159;
}
Background
.bg-12d159 {
  background-color: #12d159;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12d159 {
  border: 2px solid #12d159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12d159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 209 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 84% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12d159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12d159, #12d1b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12d159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 209 89 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 2.71 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.58 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.91 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.48 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.18 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.71 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 10.30 #ed2ea6 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Malachite
#12d159  rgb(18, 209, 89)  hsl(142, 84%, 45%)  Malachite
#d1128a  rgb(209, 18, 138)  hsl(322, 84%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#5912d1  rgb(89, 18, 209)  hsl(262, 84%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#d15912  rgb(209, 89, 18)  hsl(22, 84%, 45%)  Burnt Orange