#05CCCC Color

#05CCCC is rgb(5, 204, 204) in RGB, hsl(180, 95%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05CCCC

HEX#05CCCC

RGBrgb(5, 204, 204)

HSLhsl(180, 95%, 41%)

HSVhsv(180, 98%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.13 194.8)

LABlab(74.18% -42.67 -12.61)

LCHlch(74.18% 44.49 196.46)

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

Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 0.15 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 1.79 Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 5.77 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 6.45 Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 7.25 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.72

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#05CCCC Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 5 · G 204 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 95% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 98% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 98% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2:1 vs white · 10.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05CCCC 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05CCCC

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #05CCCC

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

Shades

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How #05CCCC 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#05CCCC

Protanopia#BCBCCC

Protanomaly#95C2CC

Deuteranopia#ABABCF

Deuteranomaly#87B9CE

Tritanopia#05CCCC

Tritanomaly#05CCCC

Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #05CCCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05cccc: #05CCCC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05CCCC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05cccc': '#05CCCC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.800, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="color_05cccc">#05CCCC</color>

SVG fillfill="#05CCCC"

More Teal Colors

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

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#05CCCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05CCCC?

#05CCCC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(5, 204, 204) in RGB and hsl(180, 95%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.15.

What is the RGB value of #05CCCC?

#05CCCC is rgb(5, 204, 204) — red 5, green 204, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05CCCC?

#05CCCC converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05CCCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05CCCC scores 2:1 against white and 10.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #05CCCC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 1.79, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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