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#12E601

#12e601 ≈ Lime

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12e601 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 90.2% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.57% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 115.55°, with 99.13% saturation and 45.29% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime (#00ff00), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#00ff00
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Relative luminance0.5672

Complementary

  1. #12e601
  2. #d501e6

Split complementary

  1. #12e601
  2. #6301e6
  3. #e60184

Analogous

  1. #84e601
  2. #12e601
  3. #01e663

Triadic

  1. #12e601
  2. #0112e6
  3. #e60112

Tetradic

  1. #12e601
  2. #01e6d5
  3. #d501e6
  4. #e60112

Square

  1. #12e601
  2. #0184e6
  3. #d501e6
  4. #e66301

Monochromatic

  1. #064e00
  2. #0c9a01
  3. #12e601
  4. #44fe35
  5. #8bfe82

Shades

#12e601 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e601
  2. #10cf01
  3. #0eb801
  4. #0da101
  5. #0b8a01
  6. #097301
  7. #075c00
  8. #054500
  9. #042e00
  10. #021700
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e601 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e601
  2. #2ae91a
  3. #41eb34
  4. #59ee4d
  5. #71f067
  6. #89f380
  7. #a0f599
  8. #b8f8b3
  9. #d0facc
  10. #e7fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e601 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e601
  2. #1ddc0e
  3. #28d21a
  4. #33c727
  5. #3ebd34
  6. #49b341
  7. #54a94d
  8. #5f9f5a
  9. #6a9467
  10. #758a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ed49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcd800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acd127 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e29b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e601 {
  color: #12e601;
}
Background
.bg-12e601 {
  background-color: #12e601;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e601 {
  border: 2px solid #12e601;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e601;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 230 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e601 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e601, #01e663);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e601 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 230 1 / 0.35);
}

#00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.36 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.51 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 5.64 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.15 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.46 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.30 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.88 #ed19fe Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Lime
#12e601  rgb(18, 230, 1)  hsl(116, 99%, 45%)  Lime
#d501e6  rgb(213, 1, 230)  hsl(296, 99%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#0112e6  rgb(1, 18, 230)  hsl(236, 99%, 45%)  Blue
#e60112  rgb(230, 1, 18)  hsl(356, 99%, 45%)  Lust