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Recognised as Colour

#12C608

  • #12C608
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#12C608 is a green with RGB values 18, 198, 8 and HSL 117°, 92%, 40%. 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

#12C608#12C608
HEX#12C608
RGBrgb(18, 198, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.7765, 0.0314
RGB percentages7.1%, 77.6%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(116.8, 92.2%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.8, 96%, 77.6%)
CMYK90.9%, 0%, 96%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,230,344
CSS custom property--colour: #12C608;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#ED39F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A62Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.8Lawn green · ΔE 25.6Chartreuse · ΔE 26.9Lime · ΔE 28.4Spring green · ΔE 28.8Green yellow · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC08C6
Analogous#71C608, #08C65D
Triadic#0812C6, #C60812
Split complementary#5D08C6, #C60871
Tetradic#0871C6, #BC08C6, #C65D08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4FB9F
Lighter +30%#75F96E
Lighter +20%#47F73D
Lighter +10%#18F50C
Darker −10%#0E9506
Darker −20%#096404
Darker −30%#053302
Darker −40%#000200
More saturated +25%#0BCE00
Less saturated −25%#29AC22

Channel breakdown

R18
G198
B8
Red18 (7.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue116.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.23%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G C6 · B 08

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