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Colour

#12FF59

  • #12FF59
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#12FF59 is a green with RGB values 18, 255, 89 and HSL 138°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#12FF59#12FF59
HEX#12FF59
RGBrgb(18, 255, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 1, 0.349
RGB percentages7.1%, 100%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(138, 100%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138, 92.9%, 100%)
CMYK92.9%, 0%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,245,017
CSS custom property--colour: #12FF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.47:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#ED00A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE743no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD768no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00F9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 16.8Lime · ΔE 20.6Limegreen · ΔE 21Lawn green · ΔE 25.5Chartreuse · ΔE 26.1Medium spring green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF12B8
Analogous#41FF12, #12FFD0
Triadic#5912FF, #FF5912
Split complementary#D012FF, #FF1241
Tetradic#1241FF, #FF12B8, #FFD012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEFFE8
Lighter +30%#ABFFC4
Lighter +20%#78FFA0
Lighter +10%#45FF7D
Darker −10%#00DE43
Darker −20%#00AB33
Darker −30%#007824
Darker −40%#004515
More saturated +25%#12FF59
Less saturated −25%#30E165

Channel breakdown

R18
G255
B89
Red18 (7.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue137.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G FF · B 59

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