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#12E8CC

#12e8cc ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12e8cc is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 90.98% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.07% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 172.15°, with 85.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#00ffcc
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Relative luminance0.622

Complementary

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #e8122e

Split complementary

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #e81299
  3. #e86112

Analogous

  1. #12e861
  2. #12e8cc
  3. #1299e8

Triadic

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #cc12e8
  3. #e8cc12

Tetradic

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #122ee8
  3. #e8122e
  4. #e8cc12

Square

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #6112e8
  3. #e8122e
  4. #99e812

Monochromatic

  1. #075a4f
  2. #0ca18e
  3. #12e8cc
  4. #55f2dd
  5. #9cf7eb

Shades

#12e8cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #10d1b8
  3. #0ebaa3
  4. #0da28f
  5. #0b8b7a
  6. #097466
  7. #075d52
  8. #05463d
  9. #042e29
  10. #021714
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e8cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #2aead1
  3. #41edd6
  4. #59efdb
  5. #71f1e0
  6. #89f4e6
  7. #a0f6eb
  8. #b8f8f0
  9. #d0faf5
  10. #e7fdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e8cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e8cc
  2. #1ddec4
  3. #28d3bd
  4. #33c9b5
  5. #3ebeae
  6. #49b4a6
  7. #54aa9e
  8. #5f9f97
  9. #6a958f
  10. #758a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d9ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddd9cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c7ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ecdf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1dfcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dd5cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ead8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e8cc {
  color: #12e8cc;
}
Background
.bg-12e8cc {
  background-color: #12e8cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e8cc {
  border: 2px solid #12e8cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e8cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 232 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e8cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e8cc, #1299e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e8cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 232 204 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.00 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.51 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.38 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.16 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.47 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.85 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.75 #ed1733 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Turquoise
#12e8cc  rgb(18, 232, 204)  hsl(172, 86%, 49%)  Turquoise
#e8122e  rgb(232, 18, 46)  hsl(352, 86%, 49%)  Cadmium Red
#cc12e8  rgb(204, 18, 232)  hsl(292, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#e8cc12  rgb(232, 204, 18)  hsl(52, 86%, 49%)  Citrine