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#12E1CE

#12e1ce ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12e1ce is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 88.24% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 174.49°, with 85.19% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.5844

Complementary

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #e11225

Split complementary

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #e1128d
  3. #e16612

Analogous

  1. #12e166
  2. #12e1ce
  3. #128de1

Triadic

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #ce12e1
  3. #e1ce12

Tetradic

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #1225e1
  3. #e11225
  4. #e1ce12

Square

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #6612e1
  3. #e11225
  4. #8de112

Monochromatic

  1. #07534c
  2. #0c9a8d
  3. #12e1ce
  4. #4ff1e2
  5. #95f7ee

Shades

#12e1ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #10cbb9
  3. #0eb4a5
  4. #0d9e90
  5. #0b877c
  6. #097167
  7. #075a52
  8. #05443e
  9. #042d29
  10. #021715
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e1ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #2ae4d3
  3. #41e7d8
  4. #59eadd
  5. #71ede2
  6. #89f0e7
  7. #a0f3eb
  8. #b8f6f0
  9. #d0f9f5
  10. #e7fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e1ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e1ce
  2. #1dd7c6
  3. #28cebe
  4. #33c4b7
  5. #3ebaaf
  6. #49b1a7
  7. #54a79f
  8. #5f9d97
  9. #6a9390
  10. #758a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d3cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d3cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc2d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e6db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad9ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97cfcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e1ce {
  color: #12e1ce;
}
Background
.bg-12e1ce {
  background-color: #12e1ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e1ce {
  border: 2px solid #12e1ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e1ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 225 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e1ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e1ce, #128de1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e1ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 225 206 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.58 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.38 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.06 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.63 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.77 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.35 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.87 #ed1e31 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#12e1ce  rgb(18, 225, 206)  hsl(174, 85%, 48%)  Turquoise
#e11225  rgb(225, 18, 37)  hsl(354, 85%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#ce12e1  rgb(206, 18, 225)  hsl(294, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#e1ce12  rgb(225, 206, 18)  hsl(54, 85%, 48%)  Citrine