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#05C299 Color

#05C299 is rgb(5, 194, 153) in RGB, hsl(167, 95%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 21%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05C299
HEX#05C299
RGBrgb(5, 194, 153)
HSLhsl(167, 95%, 39%)
HSVhsv(167, 97%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 21%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.142 170.4)
LABlab(69.92% -49.83 8.66)
LCHlch(69.92% 50.58 170.14)

What #05C299 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 #05C299, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.36Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.43Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.15Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.41Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.98Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 11.03

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

#05C299 Channel Values

How #05C299 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 194 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 95% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 97% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05C299 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #05C299 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #05C299

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05C299; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#05C299
Complementary
#C2052E
Analogous
#05C23B
Analogous
#058CC2
Triadic
#9905C2
Triadic
#C29905
Split comp.
#C2058C
Split comp.
#C23B05

Tints & Shades of #05C299

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

#06EAB8
#24F9CB
#4CFAD5
#79FCDF
#A1FDE9
#CDFEF3

Shades

#04A985
#049072
#03775E
#025E4B
#024637
#012D23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05C299.

How #05C299 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#05C299
Protanopia#B2B29A
Protanomaly#8EB999
Deuteranopia#A2A29C
Deuteranomaly#80B09B
Tritanopia#30BDBD
Tritanomaly#25BFB0
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05C299 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05c299: #05C299;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05C299;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05c299': '#05C299' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.761, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_05c299">#05C299</color>
SVG fillfill="#05C299"

More Green Colors

#05C299 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#05C299 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05C299?

#05C299 is a dark green — rgb(5, 194, 153) in RGB and hsl(167, 95%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #05C299?

#05C299 is rgb(5, 194, 153) — red 5, green 194, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05C299?

#05C299 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 21%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05C299 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05C299 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05C299 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05C299 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.36, which is visibly different.

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