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Recognised as Colour

#12EC4A

  • #12EC4A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#12EC4A is a green with RGB values 18, 236, 74 and HSL 135°, 86%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#12EC4A#12EC4A
HEX#12EC4A
RGBrgb(18, 236, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.9255, 0.2902
RGB percentages7.1%, 92.5%, 29%
HSLhsl(135.4, 85.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.4, 92.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK92.4%, 0%, 68.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,240,138
CSS custom property--colour: #12EC4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#ED13B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D532no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC75Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E6CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.9Spring green · ΔE 16.8Lime · ΔE 23.1Lawn green · ΔE 25.1Chartreuse · ΔE 26.1Medium spring green · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC12B4
Analogous#47EC12, #12ECB7
Triadic#4A12EC, #EC4A12
Split complementary#B712EC, #EC1247
Tetradic#1247EC, #EC12B4, #ECB712

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFFBDA
Lighter +30%#9FF8B6
Lighter +20%#70F492
Lighter +10%#41F06E
Darker −10%#0EBD3B
Darker −20%#0B8D2C
Darker −30%#075E1D
Darker −40%#042E0F
More saturated +25%#00FE41
Less saturated −25%#32CC59

Channel breakdown

R18
G236
B74
Red18 (7.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue135.41°
Saturation (HSL)85.83%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G EC · B 4A

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