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#12E23C Color

#12E23C is rgb(18, 226, 60) in RGB, hsl(132, 85%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 0%, 73%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Malachite (#00CC33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12E23C
HEX#12E23C
RGBrgb(18, 226, 60)
HSLhsl(132, 85%, 48%)
HSVhsv(132, 92%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 73%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.25 144.5)
LABlab(79.00% -69.93 62.82)
LCHlch(79.00% 94.00 138.07)

What #12E23C 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 #12E23C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 9.31SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 10.21Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 10.61Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 11.12Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 12.88Erin#00FF40ΔE 13.93

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

#12E23C Channel Values

How #12E23C 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 226 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 85% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 92% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 92% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12E23C 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12E23C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12E23C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12E23C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#12E23C
Complementary
#E212B9
Analogous
#51E212
Analogous
#12E2A4
Triadic
#3C12E2
Triadic
#E23C12
Split comp.
#A412E2
Split comp.
#E21251

Tints & Shades of #12E23C

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

#2BEE52
#4CF06D
#6DF388
#92F6A6
#B4F9C1
#D5FCDC

Shades

#10C634
#0DA52C
#0B8924
#096D1D
#075015
#042F0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12E23C.

How #12E23C 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#12E23C
Protanopia#D0D03E
Protanomaly#A6D83D
Deuteranopia#BDBD49
Deuteranomaly#97CD44
Tritanopia#58D6D6
Tritanomaly#46DBAD
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12E23C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12e23c: #12E23C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12E23C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12e23c': '#12E23C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.886, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_12e23c">#12E23C</color>
SVG fillfill="#12E23C"

More Green Colors

#12E23C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#12E23C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12E23C?

#12E23C is a mid-tone green — rgb(18, 226, 60) in RGB and hsl(132, 85%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Malachite (#00CC33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.31.

What is the RGB value of #12E23C?

#12E23C is rgb(18, 226, 60) — red 18, green 226, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12E23C?

#12E23C converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 0%, 73%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12E23C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #12E23C scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12E23C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12E23C 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 10.61, which is visibly different.

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