#12A9C4 Color

#12A9C4 is rgb(18, 169, 196) in RGB and hsl(189, 83%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#12A9C4

HEX#12A9C4

RGBrgb(18, 169, 196)

HSLhsl(189, 83%, 42%)

HSVhsv(189, 91%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.117 214.8)

CMYKcmyk(91%, 14%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #12A9C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #12A9C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#12A9C4 Complementary#C42D12 Analogous#12C486 Analogous#1250C4 Triadic#C412A9 Triadic#A9C412

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #12A9C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#16CAE9 #3BD2ED #60DBF0 #86E3F4 #ABECF7 #D0F4FB

Shades

#1095AD #0D7D91 #0B6979 #09515D #073C46 #04242A

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