Palettes / Colors / #12CAAB
#12CAAB — Vivid Teal
#12CAAB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #12CAAB when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#12CAAB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CA1230; it also sits naturally between #12CA4F and #128CCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #12CAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 18, 202, 171 |
| HSL | 170°, 84%, 43% |
| HSV | 170°, 91%, 79% |
| CMYK | 91%, 0%, 15%, 21% |
| XYZ | 28.72, 45.31, 45.76 |
| Yxy | 45.31, 0.2398, 0.3782 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.10, -48.51, 3.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.31, -38.64, 3.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 7% · Green 79% · Blue 67%
Cyan 91% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #12CAAB
.text { color: #12CAAB; }
.background { background-color: #12CAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #12CAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 202, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 84%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #12CAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 202, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #12CAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 202, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#12CAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#12CAAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #12CAAB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CA1230:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #12CAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #12CAAB
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #12CAAB: ·
How #12CAAB looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #12CAAB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #12CAAB?
#12CAAB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 18, 202, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #12CAAB?
#12CAAB is RGB 18, 202, 171 — HSL 170°, 84%, 43% — CMYK 91%, 0%, 15%, 21%.
What colors go with #12CAAB?
Its complement is #CA1230; analogous partners are #12CA4F and #128CCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #12CAAB for text?
Black text on #12CAAB has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.