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#12E4AC

#12e4ac ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12e4ac is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 89.41% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.56% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 164°, with 85.37% saturation and 48.24% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.5859

Complementary

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #e4124a

Split complementary

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #e412b3
  3. #e44312

Analogous

  1. #12e443
  2. #12e4ac
  3. #12b3e4

Triadic

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #ac12e4
  3. #e4ac12

Tetradic

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #124ae4
  3. #e4124a
  4. #e4ac12

Square

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #4312e4
  3. #e4124a
  4. #b3e412

Monochromatic

  1. #075641
  2. #0c9d77
  3. #12e4ac
  4. #51f1c7
  5. #98f7de

Shades

#12e4ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #10cd9b
  3. #0eb68a
  4. #0da078
  5. #0b8967
  6. #097256
  7. #075b45
  8. #054434
  9. #042e22
  10. #021711
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e4ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #2ae7b4
  3. #41e9bd
  4. #59ecc5
  5. #71efcd
  6. #89f2d6
  7. #a0f4de
  8. #b8f7e6
  9. #d0faee
  10. #e7fcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e4ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e4ac
  2. #1ddaa8
  3. #28d0a3
  4. #33c69f
  5. #3ebc9a
  6. #49b296
  7. #54a892
  8. #5f9e8d
  9. #6a9489
  10. #758a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ded3a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c3b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1daaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fd1ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e5c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e4ac {
  color: #12e4ac;
}
Background
.bg-12e4ac {
  background-color: #12e4ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e4ac {
  border: 2px solid #12e4ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e4ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 228 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e4ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e4ac, #12b3e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e4ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 228 172 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.72 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.58 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.10 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.23 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.05 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.58 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 10.71 #ed1b53 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12e4ac  rgb(18, 228, 172)  hsl(164, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#e4124a  rgb(228, 18, 74)  hsl(344, 85%, 48%)  Amaranth
#ac12e4  rgb(172, 18, 228)  hsl(284, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#e4ac12  rgb(228, 172, 18)  hsl(44, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod