Information about #12A6AB color

#12A6AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#12A6AB falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(18, 166, 171) — 7.1% red, 65.1% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 60 / 2 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored water-like cyan, #12A6AB holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spring Teal (#0EA7A5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Boy Red (#0E9CA5) and AITriedPume (#13B6A9).

The recipe behind #12A6AB is rgb(18, 166, 171), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #12A6AB: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. #12A6AB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#12A6AB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#12A6AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#18DEE4

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#50E7EC

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#8AEFF2

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#C4F7F8

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White

#FFFFFF

#12A6AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#12A6AB

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#0E8488

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#0A6366

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#074244

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#032122

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Black

#000000

#12A6AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#23A2A6

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#379C9F

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#4D9497

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#658B8C

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Grey

#808080

#12A6AB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3511AA

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#112BAA

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#1168AA

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#12A6AB

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#11AA72

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#11AA35

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#2BAA11

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#12A6AB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#12A6AB
#12A6AB

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#AB1712
#AB1712

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#12A6AB
#12A6AB

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#AB6312
#AB6312

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#AB1259
#AB1259

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#1259AB
#1259AB

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#12A6AB
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#12AB63
#12AB63

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#12A6AB
#12A6AB

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#AB12A6
#AB12A6

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#A6AB12
#A6AB12

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#12A6AB
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#1712AB
#1712AB

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#AB1712
#AB1712

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#A6AB12
#A6AB12

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#12A6AB
#12A6AB

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#6312AB
#6312AB

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#AB1712
#AB1712

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#59AB12
#59AB12

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Nearest named colors to #12A6AB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Light Sea Green color link
Light Sea Green

#20B2AA

Manganese Blue color link
Manganese Blue

#03A89E

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

#12A6AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12A6AB
  • RGB18, 166, 171
  • CMYK60, 2, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(18, 166, 171)
  • HSL182°, 81%, 37%
  • HSL Precise181.961°, 80.952%, 37.059%
  • HSV182°, 89%, 67%
  • HSB182°, 89%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.651, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.651, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.651, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID12A6AB
  • DECIMAL ID1222315
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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