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#12DDCD

#12ddcd ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12ddcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 86.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.24% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 175.27°, with 84.94% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.5625

Complementary

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #dd1222

Split complementary

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #dd1287
  3. #dd6712

Analogous

  1. #12dd67
  2. #12ddcd
  3. #1287dd

Triadic

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #cd12dd
  3. #ddcd12

Tetradic

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #1222dd
  3. #dd1222
  4. #ddcd12

Square

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #6712dd
  3. #dd1222
  4. #87dd12

Monochromatic

  1. #06504a
  2. #0c968b
  3. #12ddcd
  4. #4bf0e3
  5. #92f6ee

Shades

#12ddcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #10c7b9
  3. #0eb1a4
  4. #0d9b90
  5. #0b857b
  6. #096f67
  7. #075852
  8. #05423e
  9. #042c29
  10. #021615
  11. #000000

Tints

#12ddcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #2ae0d2
  3. #41e4d7
  4. #59e7dc
  5. #71ebe1
  6. #89eee6
  7. #a0f1eb
  8. #b8f5f0
  9. #d0f8f5
  10. #e7fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12ddcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12ddcd
  2. #1dd4c5
  3. #28cabe
  4. #33c1b6
  5. #3eb8ae
  6. #49afa7
  7. #54a59f
  8. #5f9c97
  9. #6a938f
  10. #758988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecfc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d0cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9becf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7d5cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93cbce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12ddcd {
  color: #12ddcd;
}
Background
.bg-12ddcd {
  background-color: #12ddcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12ddcd {
  border: 2px solid #12ddcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12ddcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 221 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12ddcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ddcd, #1287dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12ddcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 221 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.50 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.28 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.92 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.53 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.13 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.39 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.04 #ed2232 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#12ddcd  rgb(18, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise
#dd1222  rgb(221, 18, 34)  hsl(355, 85%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#cd12dd  rgb(205, 18, 221)  hsl(295, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#ddcd12  rgb(221, 205, 18)  hsl(55, 85%, 47%)  Citrine