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#12F86E Color

#12F86E is rgb(18, 248, 110) in RGB, hsl(144, 94%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 56%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Green (#00FF7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12F86E
HEX#12F86E
RGBrgb(18, 248, 110)
HSLhsl(144, 94%, 52%)
HSVhsv(144, 93%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 56%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.24 148.8)
LABlab(86.19% -71.84 50.96)
LCHlch(86.19% 88.08 144.65)

What #12F86E 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 #12F86E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 5.51Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 11.02Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 11.57Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 17.5Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 19.11Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 19.83

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

#12F86E Channel Values

How #12F86E 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 248 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 94% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 93% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12F86E 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12F86E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12F86E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12F86E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#12F86E
Complementary
#F8129C
Analogous
#29F812
Analogous
#12F8E1
Triadic
#6E12F8
Triadic
#F86E12
Split comp.
#E112F8
Split comp.
#F81229

Tints & Shades of #12F86E

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

#34F983
#52FA95
#74FBAA
#92FCBC
#B5FDD2
#D2FEE4

Shades

#07DF5D
#06BC4F
#059940
#047C34
#035925
#023617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12F86E.

How #12F86E 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#12F86E
Protanopia#E4E46F
Protanomaly#B6ED6F
Deuteranopia#D0D076
Deuteranomaly#A6E173
Tritanopia#5BECEC
Tritanomaly#49F1C6
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #12F86E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12f86e: #12F86E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12F86E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12f86e': '#12F86E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.973, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_12f86e">#12F86E</color>
SVG fillfill="#12F86E"

More Green Colors

#12F86E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#12F86E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12F86E?

#12F86E is a mid-tone green — rgb(18, 248, 110) in RGB and hsl(144, 94%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #12F86E?

#12F86E is rgb(18, 248, 110) — red 18, green 248, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12F86E?

#12F86E converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 56%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12F86E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #12F86E scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12F86E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12F86E 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.