Information about #12B597 color

#12B597 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #12B597 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(18, 181, 151) — 7.1% red, 71% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 64 / 0 / 12 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#12B597 is a vivid, lively cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Slightly further away sit Spring Teal (#0EA7A5) and Dali (#20C29E).

In RGB terms — rgb(18, 181, 151) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #12B597: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #12B597 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#12B597 color variations

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

#12B597 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #12B597

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

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Greenblue color link
Greenblue

#23C48B

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12B597
  • RGB18, 181, 151
  • CMYK64, 0, 12, 29
  • CSSrgb(18, 181, 151)
  • HSL169°, 82%, 39%
  • HSL Precise168.957°, 81.91%, 39.02%
  • HSV169°, 90%, 71%
  • HSB169°, 90%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.710, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.710, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.710, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID12B597
  • DECIMAL ID1226135
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01