greenneutralCC0 survey name

Aqua Green #12E193

Aqua Green is a mid-tone, vivid neutral color (#12E193; HSL 157° 85% 48%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “aqua green”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Emerald Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#12E193
RGBrgb(18, 225, 147)
HSLhsl(157, 85%, 48%)
HSVhsv(157, 92%, 88%)
OKLCHoklch(80.31% 0.182 159.1)
OKLaboklab(80.31% -0.17 0.0648)
CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 34.7%, 11.8%)
XYZxyz(32.4375, 56.0813, 36.7132)
CIE-LABlab(79.7, -62.9, 25.7)
CIE-LCHlch(79.7, 68.0, 157.8°)
Luminance0.561 (WCAG relative)
/* Aqua Green */ --aqua-green: #12e193; color: #12e193; background-color: #12e193;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: aquagreen.

Collections: Vibrant Colors · Neon Colors · Tropical Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#1bc883 #20b074 #229865 #228156 #216a48 #1e553a #1a402d #152c20 #0f1a14 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#49e59e #67e8a8 #7fecb3 #94efbe #a8f2c8 #baf5d3 #ccf8de #ddfae9 #eefdf4 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#41df98 #5add9d #6ddaa2 #7dd8a7 #8cd5ac #99d2b1 #a5cfb6 #b0ccbb #bbc9c0 #c5c5c5

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#12E193
#E11260
#12e193 #e11260

Analogous

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#12E12B
#12E193
#12C8E1
#12e12b #12e193 #12c8e1

Triadic

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#12E193
#9312E1
#E19312
#12e193 #9312e1 #e19312

Tetradic

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#12E193
#2B12E1
#E11260
#C8E112
#12e193 #2b12e1 #e11260 #c8e112

Square

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#12E193
#2B12E1
#E11260
#C8E112
#12e193 #2b12e1 #e11260 #c8e112

Split Complementary

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#12E193
#E112C8
#E12B12
#12e193 #e112c8 #e12b12

Monochromatic

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#097049
#0DA86E
#12E193
#40F0AE
#79F4C6
#097049 #0da86e #12e193 #40f0ae #79f4c6

Accessibility & contrast

1.72
#12E193 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
12.22
#12E193 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on aqua green

12.22
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECF8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9BF98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0CD

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Seaweed #18D17B4.42
Tealish Green #0CDC734.91
Turquoise Green #04F4895.71
Mediumspringgreen #00FA9A5.76
Eucalyptus #44D7A86.37
Emerald #50C8786.93

Colors that go with aqua green

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

2.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈25°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Cobalt #0047AB
4.9:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 58°) — adds depth without tension
4.9:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈113°) — balanced three-way contrast
Maroon #800000
6.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈157°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Burgundy #800020
6.3:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈172°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.