#05A0B8 Color

#05A0B8 is rgb(5, 160, 184) in RGB and hsl(188, 95%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#05A0B8

HEX#05A0B8

RGBrgb(5, 160, 184)

HSLhsl(188, 95%, 37%)

HSVhsv(188, 97%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.113 213.4)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 13%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #05A0B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #05A0B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#05A0B8 Complementary#B81D05 Analogous#05B876 Analogous#0546B8 Triadic#B805A0 Triadic#A0B805

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #05A0B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06C7E5 #1ADBF9 #47E2FA #74E9FB #A1F0FD #C8F6FE

Shades

#048A9F #04798B #036472 #024E5A #023841 #01272D

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