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#12CA7A Color

#12CA7A is rgb(18, 202, 122) in RGB, hsl(154, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12CA7A
HEX#12CA7A
RGBrgb(18, 202, 122)
HSLhsl(154, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(154, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.176 156.2)
LABlab(72.00% -57.13 27.77)
LCHlch(72.00% 63.52 154.07)

What #12CA7A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #12CA7A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 7.11Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.88GO Green#00AB66ΔE 12.34Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.67Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 14.5Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#12CA7A Channel Values

How #12CA7A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 18 · G 202 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12CA7A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12CA7A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12CA7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12CA7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#12CA7A
Complementary
#CA1261
Analogous
#12CA1E
Analogous
#12BDCA
Triadic
#7A12CA
Triadic
#CA7A12
Split comp.
#CA12BD
Split comp.
#CA1E12

Tints & Shades of #12CA7A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#19EB90
#3FEEA2
#64F2B4
#85F4C4
#ABF8D6
#D0FBE8

Shades

#0FAE69
#0D965B
#0B7A4A
#09633C
#06462B
#042F1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12CA7A.

How #12CA7A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#12CA7A
Protanopia#BABA7B
Protanomaly#94C17A
Deuteranopia#A9A97F
Deuteranomaly#87B77D
Tritanopia#43C2C2
Tritanomaly#36C5AA
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12CA7A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-12ca7a: #12CA7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12CA7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12ca7a': '#12CA7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.792, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_12ca7a">#12CA7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#12CA7A"

More Green Colors

#12CA7A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#12CA7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12CA7A?

#12CA7A is a mid-tone green — rgb(18, 202, 122) in RGB and hsl(154, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #12CA7A?

#12CA7A is rgb(18, 202, 122) — red 18, green 202, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12CA7A?

#12CA7A converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12CA7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #12CA7A scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12CA7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12CA7A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 13.67, which is visibly different.

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