#05A38C Color

#05A38C is rgb(5, 163, 140) in RGB and hsl(171, 94%, 33%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#05A38C

HEX#05A38C

RGBrgb(5, 163, 140)

HSLhsl(171, 94%, 33%)

HSVhsv(171, 97%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.117 177.8)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 14%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #05A38C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #05A38C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#05A38C Complementary#A3051D Analogous#05A33C Analogous#056CA3 Triadic#8C05A3 Triadic#A38C05

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #05A38C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06D0B2 #12F8D5 #3EF9DD #6BFAE5 #97FCED #C9FDF5

Shades

#048F7B #047C6A #036859 #024F44 #023B33 #012822

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