Palettes / Colors / #12E294

#12E294 — Vivid Green

#12E294 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color MediumSpringGreen (#00FA9A). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) — not an exact match. CSS mediumspringgreen gives you #00FA9A, a different color; use #12E294 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.

#12E294 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 #E2125F; it also sits naturally between #12E22E and #12C7E2. 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 58%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #12E294

.text { color: #12E294; }
.background { background-color: #12E294; }
.border { border: 3px solid #12E294; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 226, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 85%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #12E294; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 226, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #12E294; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 226, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#12E294">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#12E294">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2125F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #12E294: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #12E294

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 #12E294 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 #12E294 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 #12E294?

#12E294 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 18, 226, 148). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #12E294?

#12E294 is RGB 18, 226, 148 — HSL 158°, 85%, 48% — CMYK 92%, 0%, 35%, 11%.

What colors go with #12E294?

Its complement is #E2125F; analogous partners are #12E22E and #12C7E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #12E294 for text?

Black text on #12E294 has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.