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Colour

#12FF5A

  • #12FF5A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#12FF5A is a green with RGB values 18, 255, 90 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

#12FF5A#12FF5A
HEX#12FF5A
RGBrgb(18, 255, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 1, 0.3529
RGB percentages7.1%, 100%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(138.2, 100%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.2, 92.9%, 100%)
CMYK92.9%, 0%, 64.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,245,018
CSS custom property--colour: #12FF5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#ED00A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE745no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD769no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00F9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 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 text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 16.4Limegreen · ΔE 20.9Lime · ΔE 21Lawn green · ΔE 25.8Chartreuse · ΔE 26.4Medium spring green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF12B7
Analogous#41FF12, #12FFD1
Triadic#5A12FF, #FF5A12
Split complementary#D112FF, #FF1240
Tetradic#1240FF, #FF12B7, #FFD012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEFFE8
Lighter +30%#ABFFC5
Lighter +20%#78FFA1
Lighter +10%#45FF7E
Darker −10%#00DE43
Darker −20%#00AB34
Darker −30%#007824
Darker −40%#004515
More saturated +25%#12FF5A
Less saturated −25%#30E166

Channel breakdown

R18
G255
B90
Red18 (7.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue138.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 12 · G FF · B 5A

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