#12C5ED Color

#12C5ED is rgb(18, 197, 237) in RGB and hsl(191, 86%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DeepSkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#12C5ED

HEX#12C5ED

RGBrgb(18, 197, 237)

HSLhsl(191, 86%, 50%)

HSVhsv(191, 92%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.136 219.8)

CMYKcmyk(92%, 17%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #12C5ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #12C5ED based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#12C5ED Complementary#ED3A12 Analogous#12EDA8 Analogous#1257ED Triadic#ED12C5 Triadic#C5ED12

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #12C5ED, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#33CDF0 #54D5F2 #75DDF5 #92E4F7 #B3ECF9 #D4F5FC

Shades

#0FA9CC #0D92AF #0B768E #095F72 #064351 #042B34

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