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#12E2C2

#12e2c2 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12e2c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.16% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 170.77°, 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.5842

Complementary

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #e21232

Split complementary

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #e2129a
  3. #e25a12

Analogous

  1. #12e25a
  2. #12e2c2
  3. #129ae2

Triadic

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #c212e2
  3. #e2c212

Tetradic

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #1232e2
  3. #e21232
  4. #e2c212

Square

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #5a12e2
  3. #e21232
  4. #9ae212

Monochromatic

  1. #075448
  2. #0c9b85
  3. #12e2c2
  4. #4ff1d8
  5. #96f7e8

Shades

#12e2c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #10cbaf
  3. #0eb59b
  4. #0d9e88
  5. #0b8874
  6. #097161
  7. #075a4e
  8. #05443a
  9. #042d27
  10. #021713
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e2c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #2ae5c8
  3. #41e8ce
  4. #59ebd4
  5. #71eeda
  6. #89f1e1
  7. #a0f3e7
  8. #b8f6ed
  9. #d0f9f3
  10. #e7fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e2c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e2c2
  2. #1dd8bb
  3. #28ceb5
  4. #33c5ae
  5. #3ebba8
  6. #49b1a1
  7. #54a79a
  8. #5f9d94
  9. #6a948d
  10. #758a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d3c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d3c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c2c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #add9c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ad0c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e2c2 {
  color: #12e2c2;
}
Background
.bg-12e2c2 {
  background-color: #12e2c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e2c2 {
  border: 2px solid #12e2c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e2c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 226 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e2c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e2c2, #129ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e2c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 226 194 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.87 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.97 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.02 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.86 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.27 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.53 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.25 #ed1d3d Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#12e2c2  rgb(18, 226, 194)  hsl(171, 85%, 48%)  Turquoise
#e21232  rgb(226, 18, 50)  hsl(351, 85%, 48%)  Crimson
#c212e2  rgb(194, 18, 226)  hsl(291, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#e2c212  rgb(226, 194, 18)  hsl(51, 85%, 48%)  Jonquil