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#12D8A2

#12d8a2 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12d8a2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 84.71% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 163.64°, with 84.62% saturation and 45.88% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.5185

Complementary

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #d81248

Split complementary

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #d812ab
  3. #d83f12

Analogous

  1. #12d83f
  2. #12d8a2
  3. #12abd8

Triadic

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #a212d8
  3. #d8a212

Tetradic

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #1248d8
  3. #d81248
  4. #d8a212

Square

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #3f12d8
  3. #d81248
  4. #abd812

Monochromatic

  1. #064b38
  2. #0c916d
  3. #12d8a2
  4. #47f0c2
  5. #8df6d9

Shades

#12d8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #10c292
  3. #0ead82
  4. #0d9771
  5. #0b8261
  6. #096c51
  7. #075641
  8. #054131
  9. #042b20
  10. #021610
  11. #000000

Tints

#12d8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #2adcab
  3. #41e0b5
  4. #59e4be
  5. #71e8c7
  6. #89ecd1
  7. #a0efda
  8. #b8f3e3
  9. #d0f7ec
  10. #e7fbf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12d8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12d8a2
  2. #1dcf9f
  3. #28c69b
  4. #33be98
  5. #3eb594
  6. #49ac91
  7. #54a38e
  8. #5f9a8a
  9. #6a9287
  10. #758983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98c9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c89f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb8a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8cea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97c6a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d8bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12d8a2 {
  color: #12d8a2;
}
Background
.bg-12d8a2 {
  background-color: #12d8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12d8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #12d8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12d8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 216 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12d8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12d8a2, #12abd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12d8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 216 162 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 2.96 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.11 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.44 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.33 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 9.91 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 10.45 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.85 #ed275d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12d8a2  rgb(18, 216, 162)  hsl(164, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#d81248  rgb(216, 18, 72)  hsl(344, 85%, 46%)  Crimson
#a212d8  rgb(162, 18, 216)  hsl(284, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#d8a212  rgb(216, 162, 18)  hsl(44, 85%, 46%)  Goldenrod