Colour

#12EDD2

#12EDD2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#12EDD2 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 237, 210 and HSL 173°, 86%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#12EDD2#12EDD2

HEX#12EDD2

RGBrgb(18, 237, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.9294, 0.8235

RGB percentages7.1%, 92.9%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(172.6, 85.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.6, 92.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK92.4%, 0%, 11.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,240,530

CSS custom property--colour: #12EDD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.07:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#ED122D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2DED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9CCD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00F1E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 9.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 14.2 Aqua · ΔE 16 Cyan · ΔE 16 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ED122D

Analogous#12ED64, #129BED

Triadic#D212ED, #EDD212

Split complementary#ED129B, #ED6412

Tetradic#6412ED, #ED122D, #9BED12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D0FBF6

Lighter +30%#A0F8ED

Lighter +20%#71F4E4

Lighter +10%#41F1DB

Darker −10%#0EBEA8

Darker −20%#0B8E7E

Darker −30%#075F54

Darker −40%#042F2A

More saturated +25%#00FFE0

Less saturated −25%#32CDBA

Channel breakdown

R18

G237

B210

Red18 (7.1%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue172.6°

Saturation (HSL)85.88%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 12 · G ED · B D2

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Colour values

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