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Recognised as Colour

#12BD90

  • #12BD90
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#12BD90 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 189, 144 and HSL 164°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#12BD90#12BD90
HEX#12BD90
RGBrgb(18, 189, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.7412, 0.5647
RGB percentages7.1%, 74.1%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(164.2, 82.6%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.2, 90.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK90.5%, 0%, 23.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,228,176
CSS custom property--colour: #12BD90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#ED426F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8AF8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A193no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.3Turquoise · ΔE 21.2Sea green · ΔE 21.5Light seagreen · ΔE 22.2Aquamarine · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD123F
Analogous#12BD3B, #1294BD
Triadic#9012BD, #BD9012
Split complementary#BD1294, #BD3B12
Tetradic#3B12BD, #BD123F, #94BD12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5F6E1
Lighter +30%#76F2D1
Lighter +20%#47EEC2
Lighter +10%#19E9B2
Darker −10%#0E8E6D
Darker −20%#096049
Darker −30%#053126
Darker −40%#000302
More saturated +25%#00CF99
Less saturated −25%#2CA384

Channel breakdown

R18
G189
B144
Red18 (7.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue164.21°
Saturation (HSL)82.61%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G BD · B 90

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