Palettes / Colors / #12E285

#12E285 — Vivid Green

#12E285 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SpringGreen (#00FF7F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: springgreen (#00FF7F) — not an exact match. CSS springgreen gives you #00FF7F, a different color; use #12E285 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.

#12E285 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #E21270; it also sits naturally between #12E21D and #12D8E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 7% · Green 89% · Blue 52%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #12E285

.text { color: #12E285; }
.background { background-color: #12E285; }
.border { border: 3px solid #12E285; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 226, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 85%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #12E285; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 226, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #12E285; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 226, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#12E285">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#12E285">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E21270:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #12E285: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #12E285

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:

How #12E285 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 #12E285 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #12E285?

#12E285 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 18, 226, 133). Its closest standard named color is SpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #12E285?

#12E285 is RGB 18, 226, 133 — HSL 153°, 85%, 48% — CMYK 92%, 0%, 41%, 11%.

What colors go with #12E285?

Its complement is #E21270; analogous partners are #12E21D and #12D8E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #12E285 for text?

Black text on #12E285 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.