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Recognised as Colour

#12C38A

  • #12C38A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#12C38A is a cyan with RGB values 18, 195, 138 and HSL 161°, 83%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#12C38A#12C38A
HEX#12C38A
RGBrgb(18, 195, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.7647, 0.5412
RGB percentages7.1%, 76.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(160.7, 83.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.7, 90.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK90.8%, 0%, 29.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,229,706
CSS custom property--colour: #12C38A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#ED3C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB487no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA68Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9Sea green · ΔE 23.5Aquamarine · ΔE 24.7Turquoise · ΔE 26.1Light green · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3124B
Analogous#12C331, #12A4C3
Triadic#8A12C3, #C38A12
Split complementary#C312A3, #C33112
Tetradic#3112C3, #C3124B, #A4C312

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAF7DE
Lighter +30%#7BF3CC
Lighter +20%#4CEFBA
Lighter +10%#1EEAA8
Darker −10%#0E9469
Darker −20%#096648
Darker −30%#053727
Darker −40%#010806
More saturated +25%#00D590
Less saturated −25%#2DA881

Channel breakdown

R18
G195
B138
Red18 (7.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue160.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G C3 · B 8A

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