Emerald
#12AB8C · Emerald
#12AB8C is Emerald, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 18, 171, 140 and a relative luminance of 0.311, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.31
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
2.90:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
7.23:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #12AB8C?
#12AB8C is Emerald, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 18, 171, 140, and in HSL it is 168°, 81%, 37%.
Is #12AB8C a light or dark color?
#12AB8C has a relative luminance of 0.311, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #12AB8C?
Its complementary color is #AB1230. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.