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#12E162

#12e162 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12e162 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 88.24% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 143.19°, with 85.19% saturation and 47.65% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.5486

Complementary

  1. #12e162
  2. #e11291

Split complementary

  1. #12e162
  2. #ca12e1
  3. #e11229

Analogous

  1. #29e112
  2. #12e162
  3. #12e1ca

Triadic

  1. #12e162
  2. #6212e1
  3. #e16212

Tetradic

  1. #12e162
  2. #1291e1
  3. #e11291
  4. #e16212

Square

  1. #12e162
  2. #1229e1
  3. #e11291
  4. #e1ca12

Monochromatic

  1. #075324
  2. #0c9a43
  3. #12e162
  4. #4ff18d
  5. #95f7bb

Shades

#12e162 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e162
  2. #10cb58
  3. #0eb44e
  4. #0d9e45
  5. #0b873b
  6. #097131
  7. #075a27
  8. #05441d
  9. #042d14
  10. #02170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e162 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e162
  2. #2ae472
  3. #41e781
  4. #59ea91
  5. #71eda1
  6. #89f0b1
  7. #a0f3c0
  8. #b8f6d0
  9. #d0f9e0
  10. #e7fcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e162 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e162
  2. #1dd765
  3. #28ce68
  4. #33c46b
  5. #3eba6e
  6. #49b171
  7. #54a774
  8. #5f9d77
  9. #6a937a
  10. #758a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cd0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cc56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbe6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5d55b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5cd68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e162 {
  color: #12e162;
}
Background
.bg-12e162 {
  background-color: #12e162;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e162 {
  border: 2px solid #12e162;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e162;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 225 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e162 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e162, #12e1ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e162 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 225 98 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 2.22 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.57 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.40 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 6.59 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.88 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.08 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.40 #ed1e9d Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Malachite
#12e162  rgb(18, 225, 98)  hsl(143, 85%, 48%)  Malachite
#e11291  rgb(225, 18, 145)  hsl(323, 85%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#6212e1  rgb(98, 18, 225)  hsl(263, 85%, 48%)  Han Purple
#e16212  rgb(225, 98, 18)  hsl(23, 85%, 48%)  Persimmon