Close to Kelly Green
#12AA21
#12AA21 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Kelly Green. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 66.7% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 126°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #12AA21.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.80:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #12AA21 as they’d see it.
#12AA21 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #12AA21
What color is #12AA21?
#12AA21 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Kelly Green. In RGB it’s made of 7.1% red, 66.7% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 126°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #12AA21 in RGB?
#12AA21 is rgb(18, 170, 33): 18 red, 170 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #12AA21 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 0, 81, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #12AA21?
PANTONE 354 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #12AA21?
Its complement #EC53D8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.