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Recognised as Colour

#12D5A0

  • #12D5A0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#12D5A0 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 213, 160 and HSL 164°, 84%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#12D5A0#12D5A0
HEX#12D5A0
RGBrgb(18, 213, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.8353, 0.6275
RGB percentages7.1%, 83.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(163.7, 84.4%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.7, 91.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK91.5%, 0%, 24.9%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,234,336
CSS custom property--colour: #12D5A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#ED2A5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0C59Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB6A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Turquoise · ΔE 22.1Medium spring green · ΔE 26.2Light green · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D51247
Analogous#12D53F, #12A8D5
Triadic#A012D5, #D5A012
Split complementary#D512A8, #D53F12
Tetradic#3F12D5, #D51247, #A8D512

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAF9E8
Lighter +30%#8BF5D8
Lighter +20%#5CF1C9
Lighter +10%#2DEDB9
Darker −10%#0EA67D
Darker −20%#0A7759
Darker −30%#064836
Darker −40%#021913
More saturated +25%#00E7A8
Less saturated −25%#2FB893

Channel breakdown

R18
G213
B160
Red18 (7.1%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue163.69°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G D5 · B A0

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