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Colour

#12C551

  • #12C551
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#12C551 is a green with RGB values 18, 197, 81 and HSL 141°, 83%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#12C551#12C551
HEX#12C551
RGBrgb(18, 197, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.7725, 0.3176
RGB percentages7.1%, 77.3%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(141.1, 83.3%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.1, 90.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK90.9%, 0%, 58.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,230,161
CSS custom property--colour: #12C551;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#ED3AAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B245no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A65Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.8Spring green · ΔE 22.2Medium spring green · ΔE 22.9Forest green · ΔE 24.6Light green · ΔE 26.5Green · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C51286
Analogous#2CC512, #12C5AB
Triadic#5112C5, #C55112
Split complementary#AB12C5, #C5122C
Tetradic#122CC5, #C51286, #C5AB12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACF7C6
Lighter +30%#7DF3A6
Lighter +20%#4EEF87
Lighter +10%#1FEB67
Darker −10%#0E963E
Darker −20%#09682B
Darker −30%#053917
Darker −40%#010A04
More saturated +25%#00D74C
Less saturated −25%#2DAA59

Channel breakdown

R18
G197
B81
Red18 (7.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue141.12°
Saturation (HSL)83.26%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G C5 · B 51

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