Information about #12B59A color

#12B59A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#12B59A falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(18, 181, 154) — 7.1% red, 71% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 0 / 11 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#12B59A is a vivid, lively cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Slightly further away sit Spring Teal (#0EA7A5) and Dali (#20C29E).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(18, 181, 154)), which gives #12B59A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #12B59A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#12B59A color variations

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

#12B59A 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 #12B59A

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

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Greenblue color link
Greenblue

#23C48B

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12B59A
  • RGB18, 181, 154
  • CMYK64, 0, 11, 29
  • CSSrgb(18, 181, 154)
  • HSL170°, 82%, 39%
  • HSL Precise170.061°, 81.91%, 39.02%
  • HSV170°, 90%, 71%
  • HSB170°, 90%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.710, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.710, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.710, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID12B59A
  • DECIMAL ID1226138
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01