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#12E2A4

#12e2a4 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12e2a4 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 88.63% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.43% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 162.12°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.572

Complementary

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #e21250

Split complementary

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #e212b8
  3. #e23c12

Analogous

  1. #12e23c
  2. #12e2a4
  3. #12b8e2

Triadic

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #a412e2
  3. #e2a412

Tetradic

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #1250e2
  3. #e21250
  4. #e2a412

Square

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #3c12e2
  3. #e21250
  4. #b8e212

Monochromatic

  1. #07543d
  2. #0c9b71
  3. #12e2a4
  4. #4ff1c1
  5. #96f7da

Shades

#12e2a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #10cb94
  3. #0eb583
  4. #0d9e73
  5. #0b8862
  6. #097152
  7. #075a42
  8. #054431
  9. #042d21
  10. #021710
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e2a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #2ae5ad
  3. #41e8b6
  4. #59ebbf
  5. #71eec8
  6. #89f1d2
  7. #a0f3db
  8. #b8f6e4
  9. #d0f9ed
  10. #e7fcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e2a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e2a4
  2. #1dd8a0
  3. #28ce9d
  4. #33c599
  5. #3ebb96
  6. #49b192
  7. #54a78e
  8. #5f9d8b
  9. #6a9487
  10. #758a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fd2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddd1a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c1a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1d8a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fcfa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e2a4 {
  color: #12e2a4;
}
Background
.bg-12e2a4 {
  background-color: #12e2a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e2a4 {
  border: 2px solid #12e2a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e2a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 226 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e2a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e2a4, #12b8e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e2a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 226 164 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.48 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.33 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.97 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.80 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 9.14 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.90 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.96 #ed1d5b Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12e2a4  rgb(18, 226, 164)  hsl(162, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#e21250  rgb(226, 18, 80)  hsl(342, 85%, 48%)  Amaranth
#a412e2  rgb(164, 18, 226)  hsl(282, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#e2a412  rgb(226, 164, 18)  hsl(42, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod