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#12E4B8

#12e4b8 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12e4b8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.3% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 167.43°, with 85.37% saturation and 48.24% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.5908

Complementary

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #e4123e

Split complementary

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #e412a7
  3. #e44f12

Analogous

  1. #12e44f
  2. #12e4b8
  3. #12a7e4

Triadic

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #b812e4
  3. #e4b812

Tetradic

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #123ee4
  3. #e4123e
  4. #e4b812

Square

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #4f12e4
  3. #e4123e
  4. #a7e412

Monochromatic

  1. #075646
  2. #0c9d7f
  3. #12e4b8
  4. #51f1d0
  5. #98f7e3

Shades

#12e4b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #10cda6
  3. #0eb693
  4. #0da081
  5. #0b896e
  6. #09725c
  7. #075b4a
  8. #054437
  9. #042e25
  10. #021712
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e4b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #2ae7bf
  3. #41e9c6
  4. #59eccd
  5. #71efd4
  6. #89f2dc
  7. #a0f4e3
  8. #b8f7ea
  9. #d0faf1
  10. #e7fcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e4b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e4b8
  2. #1ddab2
  3. #28d0ad
  4. #33c6a7
  5. #3ebca2
  6. #49b29c
  7. #54a896
  8. #5f9e91
  9. #6a948b
  10. #758a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcd4b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c3bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e6d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0dbb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dd1ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e5cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e4b8 {
  color: #12e4b8;
}
Background
.bg-12e4b8 {
  background-color: #12e4b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e4b8 {
  border: 2px solid #12e4b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e4b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 228 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e4b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e4b8, #12a7e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e4b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 228 184 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.34 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.89 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 7.67 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.92 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 10.04 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.30 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 10.39 #ed1b47 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#12e4b8  rgb(18, 228, 184)  hsl(167, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#e4123e  rgb(228, 18, 62)  hsl(347, 85%, 48%)  Crimson
#b812e4  rgb(184, 18, 228)  hsl(287, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#e4b812  rgb(228, 184, 18)  hsl(47, 85%, 48%)  Meat Brown