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#12BF64

#12bf64 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12bf64 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 74.9% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.64% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 148.44°, with 82.78% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3831

Complementary

  1. #12bf64
  2. #bf126d

Split complementary

  1. #12bf64
  2. #bb12bf
  3. #bf1216

Analogous

  1. #16bf12
  2. #12bf64
  3. #12bfbb

Triadic

  1. #12bf64
  2. #6412bf
  3. #bf6412

Tetradic

  1. #12bf64
  2. #126dbf
  3. #bf126d
  4. #bf6412

Square

  1. #12bf64
  2. #1216bf
  3. #bf126d
  4. #bfbb12

Monochromatic

  1. #05331b
  2. #0b793f
  3. #12bf64
  4. #32ec8a
  5. #78f2b2

Shades

#12bf64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12bf64
  2. #10ac5a
  3. #0e9950
  4. #0d8646
  5. #0b733c
  6. #096032
  7. #074c28
  8. #05391e
  9. #042614
  10. #02130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#12bf64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12bf64
  2. #2ac574
  3. #41cc83
  4. #59d293
  5. #71d9a2
  6. #89dfb2
  7. #a0e5c1
  8. #b8ecd1
  9. #d0f2e0
  10. #e7f9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12bf64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12bf64
  2. #1db967
  3. #28b26a
  4. #33ac6c
  5. #3ea66f
  6. #49a072
  7. #549975
  8. #5f9378
  9. #6a8d7a
  10. #75867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84b190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfae5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea16b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b560 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aae68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12bf64 {
  color: #12bf64;
}
Background
.bg-12bf64 {
  background-color: #12bf64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12bf64 {
  border: 2px solid #12bf64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12bf64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 191 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12bf64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12bf64, #12bfbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12bf64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 191 100 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.13 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.99 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.36 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.96 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.40 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.62 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.39 #ed409b Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#12bf64  rgb(18, 191, 100)  hsl(148, 83%, 41%)  Emerald
#bf126d  rgb(191, 18, 109)  hsl(328, 83%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6412bf  rgb(100, 18, 191)  hsl(268, 83%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#bf6412  rgb(191, 100, 18)  hsl(28, 83%, 41%)  Chocolate