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#12E42E

#12e42e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12e42e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 89.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 128°, with 85.37% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.5581

Complementary

  1. #12e42e
  2. #e412c8

Split complementary

  1. #12e42e
  2. #9712e4
  3. #e4125f

Analogous

  1. #5fe412
  2. #12e42e
  3. #12e497

Triadic

  1. #12e42e
  2. #2e12e4
  3. #e42e12

Tetradic

  1. #12e42e
  2. #12c8e4
  3. #e412c8
  4. #e42e12

Square

  1. #12e42e
  2. #125fe4
  3. #e412c8
  4. #e49712

Monochromatic

  1. #075611
  2. #0c9d20
  3. #12e42e
  4. #51f167
  5. #98f7a5

Shades

#12e42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e42e
  2. #10cd29
  3. #0eb625
  4. #0da020
  5. #0b891c
  6. #097217
  7. #075b12
  8. #05440e
  9. #042e09
  10. #021705
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e42e
  2. #2ae743
  3. #41e958
  4. #59ec6d
  5. #71ef82
  6. #89f297
  7. #a0f4ab
  8. #b8f7c0
  9. #d0fad5
  10. #e7fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e42e
  2. #1dda36
  3. #28d03e
  4. #33c647
  5. #3ebc4f
  6. #49b257
  7. #54a85f
  8. #5f9e67
  9. #6a9470
  10. #758a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dd29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c045 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bad711 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aacf3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e09d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e42e {
  color: #12e42e;
}
Background
.bg-12e42e {
  background-color: #12e42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e42e {
  border: 2px solid #12e42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 228 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e42e, #12e497);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 228 46 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.51 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.24 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.40 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.64 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.26 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.45 #ed1bd1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Malachite
#12e42e  rgb(18, 228, 46)  hsl(128, 85%, 48%)  Malachite
#e412c8  rgb(228, 18, 200)  hsl(308, 85%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#2e12e4  rgb(46, 18, 228)  hsl(248, 85%, 48%)  Blue
#e42e12  rgb(228, 46, 18)  hsl(8, 85%, 48%)  Lust