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#12ED8E Color

#12ED8E is rgb(18, 237, 142) in RGB, hsl(154, 86%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 0%, 40%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12ED8E
HEX#12ED8E
RGBrgb(18, 237, 142)
HSLhsl(154, 86%, 50%)
HSVhsv(154, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.201 155.8)
LABlab(83.17% -64.95 32.24)
LCHlch(83.17% 72.51 153.60)

What #12ED8E 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 #12ED8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#12ED8E Channel Values

How #12ED8E 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 237 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 86% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 92% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12ED8E 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12ED8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12ED8E; 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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Tints & Shades of #12ED8E

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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How #12ED8E 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#12ED8E
Protanopia#DADA8F
Protanomaly#AEE28F
Deuteranopia#C7C793
Deuteranomaly#9ED791
Tritanopia#50E4E4
Tritanomaly#3FE8C7
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #12ED8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12ed8e: #12ED8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12ED8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12ed8e': '#12ED8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.929, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_12ed8e">#12ED8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#12ED8E"

More Green Colors

#12ED8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12ED8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12ED8E?

#12ED8E is a mid-tone green — rgb(18, 237, 142) in RGB and hsl(154, 86%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #12ED8E?

#12ED8E is rgb(18, 237, 142) — red 18, green 237, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12ED8E?

#12ED8E converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 0%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12ED8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #12ED8E scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12ED8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12ED8E 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 4.93, which is very hard to tell apart.

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