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#12E2EF

#12e2ef ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12e2ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 88.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.47% cyan, 5.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 183.53°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.6075

Complementary

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #ef1f12

Split complementary

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #ef1273
  3. #ef8d12

Analogous

  1. #12ef8d
  2. #12e2ef
  3. #1273ef

Triadic

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #ef12e2
  3. #e2ef12

Tetradic

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #1f12ef
  3. #ef1f12
  4. #e2ef12

Square

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #8d12ef
  3. #ef1f12
  4. #73ef12

Monochromatic

  1. #075c61
  2. #0ba0a9
  3. #12e2ef
  4. #5aebf4
  5. #a1f4f9

Shades

#12e2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #10cbd7
  3. #0eb5bf
  4. #0d9ea7
  5. #0b888f
  6. #097178
  7. #075a60
  8. #054448
  9. #042d30
  10. #021718
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #2ae5f1
  3. #41e8f2
  4. #59ebf4
  5. #71eef5
  6. #89f1f7
  7. #a0f3f9
  8. #b8f6fa
  9. #d0f9fc
  10. #e7fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e2ef
  2. #1dd8e4
  3. #28ced9
  4. #33c5ce
  5. #3ebbc3
  6. #49b1b8
  7. #54a7ac
  8. #5f9da1
  9. #6a9496
  10. #758a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d5db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd8f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c4f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ece6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5dcf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90d1ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e8e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e2ef {
  color: #12e2ef;
}
Background
.bg-12e2ef {
  background-color: #12e2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e2ef {
  border: 2px solid #12e2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 226 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e2ef, #1273ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 226 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.83 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.76 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.88 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.13 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.50 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.50 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.67 #ed1d10 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#12e2ef  rgb(18, 226, 239)  hsl(184, 87%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#ef1f12  rgb(239, 31, 18)  hsl(4, 87%, 50%)  Red
#ef12e2  rgb(239, 18, 226)  hsl(304, 87%, 50%)  Fuchsia
#e2ef12  rgb(226, 239, 18)  hsl(64, 87%, 50%)  Lemon Lime