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#12e2fe color: Vaporwave Blue

#12e2fe is rgb(18, 226, 254) in RGB and oklch(83.746% 0.14358 210.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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187°
100%

83.7%
0.144
211°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc -29
Black text
13.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #12e2fe

#12e2fe is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 83.7% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 211°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.57:1 contrast and black text 13.34:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vaporwave Blue (#22ddff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-300.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #12e2fe mixed with white

  1. 12e2fe
  2. 4de5fe
  3. 6be9ff
  4. 83ecff
  5. 98efff
  6. acf2ff
  7. bef5ff
  8. cff7ff
  9. dffaff
  10. effdff

Darker: #12e2fe mixed with black

  1. 12e2fe
  2. 0ec4dd
  3. 0aa8bd
  4. 078c9e
  5. 047180
  6. 025763
  7. 013e47
  8. 01272d
  9. 001216
  10. 000303

Calmer: #12e2fe with less saturation

  1. 12e2fe
  2. 45e0f9
  3. 5fdef4
  4. 73dcef
  5. 83d9e9
  6. 92d7e4
  7. 9ed4df
  8. aad2da
  9. b5cfd4
  10. c0cccf

Questions about #12e2fe

What color is #12e2fe?

#12e2fe is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Vaporwave Blue. In RGB it is rgb(18, 226, 254), in HSL hsl(187.12, 99.16%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.746% 0.14358 210.716).

What colors go well with #12e2fe?

The complementary color of #12e2fe is #ffae9d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2fe8ce and #82d3ff. The triadic partners are #ffa6f5 and #edc54b.

Is white or black text more readable on #12e2fe?

Black text reads better on #12e2fe: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and black gives 13.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #12e2fe a warm or cool color?

#12e2fe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 211 degrees, its lightness 83.7% and its chroma 0.144.