#12E2C2#12E2C2
#12E2C2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.149 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #12E2C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(18, 226, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 85%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 92%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(92%, 0%, 14.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.97, -52.29, 2.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.97, 52.37, 176.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.72% -0.1492 0.0069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.72% 0.149 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1783, 58.4114, 60.3435) |
| Luminance | 0.5842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 1.79
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.08
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.65
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.87
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.63
Bright Teal
#01F9C6
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#12E2C2 #E21232
analogous
#12E25A #12E2C2 #129AE2
triadic
#12E2C2 #C212E2 #E2C212
tetradic
#12E2C2 #5A12E2 #E21232 #9AE212
square
#12E2C2 #5A12E2 #E21232 #9AE212
split-complementary
#12E2C2 #E2129A #E25A12
monochromatic
#097161 #0DA991 #12E2C2 #41F0D5 #7AF4E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#12E2C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#12E2C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #12E2C2
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##12E2C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##12E2C2 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D3C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1C2C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #12e2c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 226, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.149 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ecd4',
500: '#12e2c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #12e2c2; $custom-light: #81ecd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#12e2c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 18,
"g": 226,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.769,
"s": 85.246,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81716,
"c": 0.14935,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.58416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#12E2C2
secondary
#7A1F2D
accent
#2C4CFB
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F4FEFB
border
#CED6D4
text
#0D1614
muted
#7F8583