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#12E4EF

#12e4ef ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12e4ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 89.41% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.47% cyan, 4.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 182.99°, 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 13.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.6185

Complementary

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #ef1d12

Split complementary

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #ef1275
  3. #ef8c12

Analogous

  1. #12ef8c
  2. #12e4ef
  3. #1275ef

Triadic

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #ef12e4
  3. #e4ef12

Tetradic

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #1d12ef
  3. #ef1d12
  4. #e4ef12

Square

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #8c12ef
  3. #ef1d12
  4. #75ef12

Monochromatic

  1. #075d61
  2. #0ba1a9
  3. #12e4ef
  4. #5aecf4
  5. #a1f4f9

Shades

#12e4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #10cdd7
  3. #0eb6bf
  4. #0da0a7
  5. #0b898f
  6. #097278
  7. #075b60
  8. #054448
  9. #042e30
  10. #021718
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #2ae7f1
  3. #41e9f2
  4. #59ecf4
  5. #71eff5
  6. #89f2f7
  7. #a0f4f9
  8. #b8f7fa
  9. #d0fafc
  10. #e7fcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e4ef
  2. #1ddae4
  3. #28d0d9
  4. #33c6ce
  5. #3ebcc3
  6. #49b2b8
  7. #54a8ac
  8. #5f9ea1
  9. #6a9496
  10. #758a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d7dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d9f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c6f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ede7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7def0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92d3ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00eaea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e4ef {
  color: #12e4ef;
}
Background
.bg-12e4ef {
  background-color: #12e4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e4ef {
  border: 2px solid #12e4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 228 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e4ef, #1275ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 228 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.87 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.37 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.76 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.76 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.84 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.91 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.95 #ed1b10 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#12e4ef  rgb(18, 228, 239)  hsl(183, 87%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#ef1d12  rgb(239, 29, 18)  hsl(3, 87%, 50%)  Red
#ef12e4  rgb(239, 18, 228)  hsl(303, 87%, 50%)  Fuchsia
#e4ef12  rgb(228, 239, 18)  hsl(63, 87%, 50%)  Lemon Lime