#12E22B Color

#12E22B is rgb(18, 226, 43) in RGB, hsl(127, 85%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 0%, 81%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), visibly different at ΔE 10.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12E22B

HEX#12E22B

RGBrgb(18, 226, 43)

HSLhsl(127, 85%, 48%)

HSVhsv(127, 92%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 81%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.258 143.4)

LABlab(78.93% -70.74 67.70)

LCHlch(78.93% 97.92 136.26)

What #12E22B 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 #12E22B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 10.84 Erin#00FF40ΔE 11.62 Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 12.51 Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 13.27 Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 15.56 Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 15.93

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

#12E22B Channel Values

How #12E22B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 18 · G 226 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 127° · S 85% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 127° · S 92% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 92% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.76:1 vs white · 11.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12E22B 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12E22B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12E22B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #12E22B

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.

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Shades

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How #12E22B 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#12E22B

Protanopia#D0D02E

Protanomaly#A6D82D

Deuteranopia#BDBD3C

Deuteranomaly#97CD36

Tritanopia#59D5D5

Tritanomaly#47DBAC

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #12E22B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12e22b: #12E22B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12E22B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12e22b': '#12E22B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.886, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_12e22b">#12E22B</color>

SVG fillfill="#12E22B"

More Green Colors

#12E22B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#12E22B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12E22B?

#12E22B is a mid-tone green — rgb(18, 226, 43) in RGB and hsl(127, 85%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.84.

What is the RGB value of #12E22B?

#12E22B is rgb(18, 226, 43) — red 18, green 226, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12E22B?

#12E22B converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 0%, 81%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12E22B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #12E22B scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12E22B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12E22B 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.27, which is visibly different.

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