Aqua Green #12E193
Aqua Green is a light, vivid green with hex code #12E193 and RGB rgb(18, 225, 147).
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Black text reads best on this color (12.21:1).
About this color
#12E193 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 159°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Aqua Green. Black text reads best on it, at 12.21:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Aqua Green |
| Black text | 12.21:1 |
| White text | 1.71:1 |
Colors that go with Aqua Green
Matches found by rotating Aqua Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Aqua Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Aqua Green, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Aqua Green yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Aqua Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Weird Green #3AE57F ΔE 0.030
- Emerald #06D6A0 ΔE 0.041
- Seaweed #18D17B ΔE 0.047
- Aqua Marine #2EE8BB ΔE 0.053
- Turquoise Green #04F489 ΔE 0.059
- Fresh Green #69D84F ΔE 0.069
- Medium Spring Green #00FA9A ΔE 0.069
- Greenish Turquoise #00FBB0 ΔE 0.072
More about Aqua Green
How to make Aqua Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts white
- 3 parts green
- 1 part yellow
Recipe result: #89D387, a difference of ΔE 0.068 from Aqua Green. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.
Codes for Aqua Green in every format
| HEX | #12E193 |
| RGB | rgb(18, 225, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 85%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.3% 0.182 159.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #12E193 | 1.71:1 | Fails | Lc -34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #12E193 | 12.21:1 | AAA | Lc 73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #12E193 text on white | 1.71:1 | Fails | Lc 30.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #12E193 text on black | 12.21:1 | AAA | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
Shades and tints of Aqua Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#E8FBF0
oklch(97.1% 0.025 160.6)
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Step 100
100
#CDF5DD
oklch(93.5% 0.052 158.9)
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Step 200
200
#9DEEC1
oklch(88.5% 0.101 159.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#12E193
oklch(80.3% 0.182 159.1)
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Step 400
400
#00BE7B
oklch(70.7% 0.162 159.2)
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Step 500
500
#00A369
oklch(63.1% 0.144 159.3)
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Step 600
600
#008957
oklch(55.5% 0.128 159.1)
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Step 700
700
#007349
oklch(49% 0.112 159.4)
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Step 800
800
#005F3B
oklch(42.8% 0.098 159.1)
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Step 900
900
#004F30
oklch(37.7% 0.087 158.9)
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Step 950
950
#002F1B
oklch(26.9% 0.062 159.3)
Aqua Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #DECF8E | 0.168 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C9BF98 | 0.165 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00E0CD | 0.080 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C5C5C5 | 0.183 |
Use Aqua Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.