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#12E2AE

#12e2ae ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12e2ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.01% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 5.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.5758

Complementary

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #e21246

Split complementary

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #e212ae
  3. #e24612

Analogous

  1. #12e246
  2. #12e2ae
  3. #12aee2

Triadic

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #ae12e2
  3. #e2ae12

Tetradic

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #1246e2
  3. #e21246
  4. #e2ae12

Square

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #4612e2
  3. #e21246
  4. #aee212

Monochromatic

  1. #075441
  2. #0c9b77
  3. #12e2ae
  4. #4ff1c9
  5. #96f7df

Shades

#12e2ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #10cb9d
  3. #0eb58b
  4. #0d9e7a
  5. #0b8868
  6. #097157
  7. #075a46
  8. #054434
  9. #042d23
  10. #021711
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e2ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #2ae5b6
  3. #41e8be
  4. #59ebc6
  5. #71eece
  6. #89f1d7
  7. #a0f3df
  8. #b8f6e7
  9. #d0f9ef
  10. #e7fcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e2ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e2ae
  2. #1dd8a9
  3. #28cea5
  4. #33c5a0
  5. #3ebb9c
  6. #49b197
  7. #54a792
  8. #5f9d8e
  9. #6a9489
  10. #758a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fd3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcd1ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c1b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afd8ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dcfb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e2ae {
  color: #12e2ae;
}
Background
.bg-12e2ae {
  background-color: #12e2ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e2ae {
  border: 2px solid #12e2ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e2ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 226 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e2ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e2ae, #12aee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e2ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 226 174 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.32 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.97 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.32 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 9.04 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 9.86 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.37 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.44 #ed1d51 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12e2ae  rgb(18, 226, 174)  hsl(165, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#e21246  rgb(226, 18, 70)  hsl(345, 85%, 48%)  Crimson
#ae12e2  rgb(174, 18, 226)  hsl(285, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#e2ae12  rgb(226, 174, 18)  hsl(45, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod