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#12CA89 Color

#12CA89 is rgb(18, 202, 137) in RGB, hsl(159, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 32%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12CA89
HEX#12CA89
RGBrgb(18, 202, 137)
HSLhsl(159, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(159, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 32%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.163 160.9)
LABlab(72.22% -54.83 20.32)
LCHlch(72.22% 58.47 159.66)

What #12CA89 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 #12CA89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 7.5Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.28Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.79Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.96GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.99Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.43

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

#12CA89 Channel Values

How #12CA89 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 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12CA89 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12CA89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12CA89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12CA89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#12CA89
Complementary
#CA1252
Analogous
#12CA2D
Analogous
#12AECA
Triadic
#8912CA
Triadic
#CA8912
Split comp.
#CA12AE
Split comp.
#CA2D12

Tints & Shades of #12CA89

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

#19EBA2
#3FEEB1
#64F2C0
#85F4CD
#ABF8DD
#D0FBEC

Shades

#0FAE76
#0D9666
#0B7A53
#096343
#064630
#042F20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12CA89.

How #12CA89 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#12CA89
Protanopia#BABA8A
Protanomaly#94C189
Deuteranopia#A9A98D
Deuteranomaly#87B78B
Tritanopia#3FC3C3
Tritanomaly#32C6AF
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12CA89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12ca89: #12CA89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12CA89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12ca89': '#12CA89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.792, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_12ca89">#12CA89</color>
SVG fillfill="#12CA89"

More Green Colors

#12CA89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#12CA89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12CA89?

#12CA89 is a mid-tone green — rgb(18, 202, 137) in RGB and hsl(159, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #12CA89?

#12CA89 is rgb(18, 202, 137) — red 18, green 202, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12CA89?

#12CA89 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 32%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12CA89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #12CA89 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12CA89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12CA89 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 11.79, which is visibly different.

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