#12c997

Color #12c997

A vivid, highly saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 13.8 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#12c997

RGB

rgb(18, 201, 151)

HSL

hsl(163.6, 83.6%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(163.6, 91%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(91%, 0%, 24.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.32, -53.14, 13.49)

LCH

lch(72.32, 54.83, 165.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1503, 166.77)

HWB

hwb(163.6, 7.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c91244

Analogous

#12c93b

#12c997

#129fc9

Triadic

#12c997

#9712c9

#c99712

Split-complementary

#12c997

#c9129f

#c93b12

Tetradic

#12c997

#1244c9

#c91244

#c99712

Square

#12c997

#3b12c9

#c91244

#9fc912

Shades

Color #12c997 mixed toward black.

#0fa77e

#0c8665

#09644b

#064332

#032119

Tints

Color #12c997 mixed toward white.

#20ebb4

#4defc3

#79f3d2

#a6f7e1

#d2fbf0

Tones

Color #12c997 mixed toward gray.

#21ba90

#30aa89

#409b82

#4f8c7b

#5e7d74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ca5 · ΔE 34.2

Deuteranopia

#8275a8 · ΔE 42.9

Tritanopia

#34afb1 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #12c997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12c997]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Frequently asked questions

#12c997 (#12c997) is rgb(18, 201, 151) in RGB.

No, #12c997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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