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#12CE6A Color

#12CE6A is rgb(18, 206, 106) in RGB, hsl(148, 84%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 49%, 19%) 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 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12CE6A
HEX#12CE6A
RGBrgb(18, 206, 106)
HSLhsl(148, 84%, 44%)
HSVhsv(148, 91%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 49%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.195 151.7)
LABlab(73.06% -60.46 37.09)
LCHlch(73.06% 70.93 148.47)

What #12CE6A 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 #12CE6A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.67Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.12Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 13.04Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.14Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 15.56Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 16.06

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

#12CE6A Channel Values

How #12CE6A 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 206 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 84% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 91% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12CE6A 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12CE6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12CE6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12CE6A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#12CE6A
Complementary
#CE1276
Analogous
#18CE12
Analogous
#12CEC8
Triadic
#6A12CE
Triadic
#CE6A12
Split comp.
#C812CE
Split comp.
#CE1218

Tints & Shades of #12CE6A

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

#1EEB7E
#3FEE91
#64F2A6
#8AF5BC
#AFF8D1
#D0FBE4

Shades

#10B25B
#0D9B4F
#0B7F41
#096333
#064624
#042F18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12CE6A.

How #12CE6A 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#12CE6A
Protanopia#BEBE6B
Protanomaly#97C46B
Deuteranopia#ACAC70
Deuteranomaly#89BB6D
Tritanopia#49C5C5
Tritanomaly#3AC9A8
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12CE6A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12ce6a: #12CE6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12CE6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12ce6a': '#12CE6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.808, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_12ce6a">#12CE6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#12CE6A"

More Green Colors

#12CE6A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#12CE6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12CE6A?

#12CE6A is a mid-tone green — rgb(18, 206, 106) in RGB and hsl(148, 84%, 44%) 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 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #12CE6A?

#12CE6A is rgb(18, 206, 106) — red 18, green 206, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12CE6A?

#12CE6A converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 49%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12CE6A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #12CE6A scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12CE6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12CE6A 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 16.82, which is visibly different.

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