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#05B87F Color

#05B87F is rgb(5, 184, 127) in RGB, hsl(161, 95%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 31%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05B87F
HEX#05B87F
RGBrgb(5, 184, 127)
HSLhsl(161, 95%, 37%)
HSVhsv(161, 97%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 31%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.151 162.2)
LABlab(66.28% -51.15 17.55)
LCHlch(66.28% 54.08 161.06)

What #05B87F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #05B87F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 5.84Green Frog#00A86BΔE 6.65Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.15Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.12Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.45GO Green#00AB66ΔE 8.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#05B87F Channel Values

How #05B87F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 5 · G 184 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 95% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 97% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05B87F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #05B87F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #05B87F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05B87F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#05B87F
Complementary
#B8053D
Analogous
#05B826
Analogous
#0597B8
Triadic
#7F05B8
Triadic
#B87F05
Split comp.
#B80597
Split comp.
#B82605

Tints & Shades of #05B87F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06E59E
#1AF9B3
#47FAC2
#74FBD0
#A1FDDF
#C8FEED

Shades

#049F6E
#048B60
#03724F
#025A3E
#02412D
#012D1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05B87F.

How #05B87F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#05B87F
Protanopia#A9A980
Protanomaly#86AF7F
Deuteranopia#9A9A83
Deuteranomaly#7AA781
Tritanopia#35B2B2
Tritanomaly#29B4A0
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05B87F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-05b87f: #05B87F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05B87F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05b87f': '#05B87F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.722, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_05b87f">#05B87F</color>
SVG fillfill="#05B87F"

More Green Colors

#05B87F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#05B87F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05B87F?

#05B87F is a dark green — rgb(5, 184, 127) in RGB and hsl(161, 95%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #05B87F?

#05B87F is rgb(5, 184, 127) — red 5, green 184, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05B87F?

#05B87F converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 31%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05B87F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05B87F scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05B87F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05B87F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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