#05AD8E Color

#05AD8E is rgb(5, 173, 142) in RGB and hsl(169, 94%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#05AD8E

HEX#05AD8E

RGBrgb(5, 173, 142)

HSLhsl(169, 94%, 35%)

HSVhsv(169, 97%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.127 173.7)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 18%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #05AD8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #05AD8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#05AD8E Complementary#AD0524 Analogous#05AD3A Analogous#0578AD Triadic#8E05AD Triadic#AD8E05

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #05AD8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#07DAB3 #16F8CF #43F9D8 #70FBE1 #9CFCEA #C9FDF4

Shades

#05997E #04816A #036D59 #035445 #024035 #012821

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