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#12DB7E

#12db7e ≈ Emerald

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12db7e is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 85.88% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.47% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 152.24°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.523

Complementary

  1. #12db7e
  2. #db126f

Split complementary

  1. #12db7e
  2. #db12d3
  3. #db1a12

Analogous

  1. #12db1a
  2. #12db7e
  3. #12d3db

Triadic

  1. #12db7e
  2. #7e12db
  3. #db7e12

Tetradic

  1. #12db7e
  2. #126fdb
  3. #db126f
  4. #db7e12

Square

  1. #12db7e
  2. #1a12db
  3. #db126f
  4. #d3db12

Monochromatic

  1. #064e2d
  2. #0c9455
  3. #12db7e
  4. #49f0a3
  5. #90f6c7

Shades

#12db7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12db7e
  2. #10c571
  3. #0eaf65
  4. #0d9958
  5. #0b834c
  6. #096e3f
  7. #075832
  8. #054226
  9. #042c19
  10. #02160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#12db7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12db7e
  2. #2adf8b
  3. #41e298
  4. #59e6a5
  5. #71e9b2
  6. #89edbf
  7. #a0f1cb
  8. #b8f4d8
  9. #d0f8e5
  10. #e7fbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12db7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12db7e
  2. #1dd27e
  3. #28c97e
  4. #33c07f
  5. #3eb77f
  6. #49ae7f
  7. #54a47f
  8. #5f9b7f
  9. #6a9280
  10. #758980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98cba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac877 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b984 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed07a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ec882 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d9ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12db7e {
  color: #12db7e;
}
Background
.bg-12db7e {
  background-color: #12db7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12db7e {
  border: 2px solid #12db7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12db7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 219 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 152 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12db7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12db7e, #12d3db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12db7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 219 126 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.16 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.50 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.90 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.48 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.53 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.92 #ed2481 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Emerald
#12db7e  rgb(18, 219, 126)  hsl(152, 85%, 46%)  Emerald
#db126f  rgb(219, 18, 111)  hsl(332, 85%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose
#7e12db  rgb(126, 18, 219)  hsl(272, 85%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#db7e12  rgb(219, 126, 18)  hsl(32, 85%, 46%)  Fulvous