Information about #12AFA5 color

#12AFA5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#12AFA5 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(18, 175, 165) — 7.1% red, 68.6% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 62 / 0 / 4 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#12AFA5 presents itself as a strongly colored aqua cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Slightly further away sit Spring Teal (#0EA7A5) and Light Sea Green (#20B2AA).

The recipe behind #12AFA5 is rgb(18, 175, 165), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #12AFA5: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#12AFA5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#12AFA5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #12AFA5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#12AFA5
  • RGB18, 175, 165
  • CMYK62, 0, 4, 31
  • CSSrgb(18, 175, 165)
  • HSL176°, 81%, 38%
  • HSL Precise176.178°, 81.347%, 37.843%
  • HSV176°, 90%, 69%
  • HSB176°, 90%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.686, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.686, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.686, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID12AFA5
  • DECIMAL ID1224613
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01