Aqua Green Color
Aqua Green is a green color with hex code #12E193. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with aqua green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Aqua Green Color Values
What Does Aqua Green Mean?
Aqua Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Aqua Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Aqua Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: brilliant yellowish green, #83D37D).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Aqua Green
Aqua Green and #E21262 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #12E22B and #12CAE2, which sit beside aqua green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair aqua green with triadic partners #9312E2 and #E29312. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Seaweed —
#18D17B(Delta E 8) - Greenish Turquoise —
#00FBB0(Delta E 10) - Light Green Blue —
#56FCA2(Delta E 11) - Greenish Cyan —
#2AFEB7(Delta E 11) - Bright Sea Green —
#05FFA6(Delta E 12)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #12E193; }
.background { background-color: #12E193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12E193; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #12E19340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for aqua green?
Aqua Green has the hex code #12E193. In RGB notation it is rgb(18, 225, 147), in HSL it is hsl(157, 85%, 48%), and its OKLCH value is 0.803, 0.182, 159.1.
What does the color aqua green mean?
Green-family colors like aqua green carry distinct psychological associations. Aqua Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Aqua Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with aqua green?
Aqua Green has three easy routes: its complement #E21262 for punch, its neighbors #12E22B and #12CAE2 for something calmer, or triadic partners #9312E2 and #E29312 when you want energy.
Is aqua green a standard web color?
No — Aqua Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #12E193 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make aqua green lighter or darker?
To lighten aqua green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #D5FCED (lightest tint) to #032618 (darkest shade).
About Aqua Green
Aqua Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #12E193 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.