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#05BDA7 Color

#05BDA7 is rgb(5, 189, 167) in RGB, hsl(173, 95%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 12%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05BDA7
HEX#05BDA7
RGBrgb(5, 189, 167)
HSLhsl(173, 95%, 38%)
HSVhsv(173, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 12%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.129 180.5)
LABlab(68.65% -45.21 -0.72)
LCHlch(68.65% 45.22 180.91)

What #05BDA7 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 #05BDA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.67Persian Green#00A693ΔE 8.79Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 9.44Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 9.57Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.17Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.37

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

#05BDA7 Channel Values

How #05BDA7 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 189 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 95% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05BDA7 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #05BDA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #05BDA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05BDA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#05BDA7
Complementary
#BD051A
Analogous
#05BD4B
Analogous
#0576BD
Triadic
#A705BD
Triadic
#BDA705
Split comp.
#BD0576
Split comp.
#BD4B05

Tints & Shades of #05BDA7

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

#06EACF
#1FF9E0
#4CFAE6
#74FBEC
#A1FDF2
#C8FEF7

Shades

#04A491
#048B7B
#037265
#025E54
#02463E
#012D28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05BDA7.

How #05BDA7 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#05BDA7
Protanopia#AEAEA7
Protanomaly#8AB4A7
Deuteranopia#9E9EAA
Deuteranomaly#7DABA9
Tritanopia#23BABA
Tritanomaly#1BBBB3
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05BDA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05bda7: #05BDA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05BDA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05bda7': '#05BDA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.741, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_05bda7">#05BDA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#05BDA7"

More Teal Colors

#05BDA7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#05BDA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05BDA7?

#05BDA7 is a dark teal — rgb(5, 189, 167) in RGB and hsl(173, 95%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #05BDA7?

#05BDA7 is rgb(5, 189, 167) — red 5, green 189, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05BDA7?

#05BDA7 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 12%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05BDA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05BDA7 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05BDA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05BDA7 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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