Palettes / Colors / #12E4E6
#12E4E6 — Vivid Teal
#12E4E6 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #12E4E6 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.
#12E4E6 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 #E71613; it also sits naturally between #13E780 and #1379E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #12E4E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 18, 228, 230 |
| HSL | 181°, 85%, 49% |
| HSV | 181°, 92%, 90% |
| CMYK | 92%, 1%, 0%, 10% |
| XYZ | 42.28, 61.33, 84.47 |
| Yxy | 61.33, 0.2248, 0.3261 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.56, -43.14, -13.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.31, -37.08, -13.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 7% · Green 89% · Blue 90%
Cyan 92% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #12E4E6
.text { color: #12E4E6; }
.background { background-color: #12E4E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #12E4E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 228, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 85%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #12E4E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 228, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #12E4E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 228, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#12E4E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#12E4E6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #12E4E6
Tints of #12E4E6
Tones of #12E4E6
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E71613:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #12E4E6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #12E4E6
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 #12E4E6: ·
How #12E4E6 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 #12E4E6 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 #12E4E6?
#12E4E6 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 18, 228, 230). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #12E4E6?
#12E4E6 is RGB 18, 228, 230 — HSL 181°, 85%, 49% — CMYK 92%, 1%, 0%, 10%.
What colors go with #12E4E6?
Its complement is #E71613; analogous partners are #13E780 and #1379E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #12E4E6 for text?
Black text on #12E4E6 has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.