#05B5B8 Color

#05B5B8 is rgb(5, 181, 184) in RGB and hsl(181, 95%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#05B5B8

HEX#05B5B8

RGBrgb(5, 181, 184)

HSLhsl(181, 95%, 37%)

HSVhsv(181, 97%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.119 196.9)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 2%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #05B5B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #05B5B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#05B5B8 Complementary#B80805 Analogous#05B861 Analogous#055BB8 Triadic#B805B5 Triadic#B5B805

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #05B5B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06E1E5 #1AF5F9 #47F7FA #74F9FB #A1FBFD #C8FDFE

Shades

#049D9F #04898B #037172 #02585A #024041 #012C2D

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