Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #12caaa, its pure hue is 169.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.6%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #12caaa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #021915 to #10b195.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #12caaa. In RGB, it consists of 7.1% Red, 79.2% Green, and 66.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 91.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 15.8% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 169.6°, with saturation of 83.6% and lightness of 43.1%. The decimal value for #12caaa is 1231530, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #12caaa is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #12caaa
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #12caaa, its pure hue is 169.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.6%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #12caaa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #30d1b5 to #e1f8f4.
Tones of #12caaa
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #12caaa, its pure hue is 169.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #12caaa, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00dcb6 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #12caaa
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #12caaa! For #12caaa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #12caaa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #12caaa
This color, #12caaa, consists of 7.1% Red, 79.2% Green, and 66.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 18, Green = 202, Blue = 170. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #12caaa is 91.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 15.8% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 18 | 202 | 170 |
Octal | 22 | 312 | 252 |
Hexa | #12 | #ca | #aa |
Binary | 00010010 | 11001010 | 10101010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 91 | 0 | 15 | 20 |
Octal | 133 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Hexa | #5b | #00 | #0f | #14 |
Binary | 01011011 | 00000000 | 00001111 | 00010100 |
Analogous Colors of #12caaa
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #12caaa — which has hue 169.6° — its analogous colors are located at 139.6° and 199.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12caaa.
Triadic Colors of #12caaa
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #12caaa — which has hue 169.6° — its triadic colors are located at 49.6° and 289.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12caaa.
Complementary Color of #12caaa
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #12caaa — which has hue 169.6° — its complementary color is located at 349.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12caaa.
Split Complementary Colors of #12caaa
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #12caaa — which has hue 169.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 19.6° and 319.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12caaa.
Tetradic Colors of #12caaa
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #12caaa — which has hue 169.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 79.6°, 169.6°, 259.6°, and 349.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12caaa.
Monochromatic Colors of #12caaa
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #12caaa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #0e6152 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #52f8db (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #12caaa
We want to make getting started with #12caaa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #12caaa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #12caaa can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #12caaa with other HTML elements.
#12caaa Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #12caaa;">The color of this text is #12caaa.</span>
#12caaa Background Color
<div style="background-color: #12caaa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #12caaa.</div>
#12caaa Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #12caaa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #12caaa.</span>
#12caaa Border Color
<div style="border: #12caaa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #12caaa.</div>
#12caaa Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #12caaa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #12caaa on a white background.</div></div>
#12caaa Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #12caaa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #12caaa on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #12caaa to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#12caaa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#12caaa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#12caaa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#12caaa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #12caaa to white.</div>
Gradient from #12caaa to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#12caaa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#12caaa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#12caaa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#12caaa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #12caaa to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #12caaa
In addition to using #12caaa on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #12caaa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #12caaa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 18, Green = 202, Blue = 170). If you need details about the color coordinates of #12caaa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #12caaa |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(18, 202, 170) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #12caaa; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #12caaa; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #12caaa; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(18, 202, 170); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#12caaa") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:18, green:202, blue:170, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:18 green:202 blue:170 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(18f, 202f, 170f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(18, 202, 170); |
#12caaa Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #12caaa the same way. For those with color blindness, #12caaa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #12caaa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #12caaa is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #12caaa looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #12caaa will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #12caaa is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.