#05DF72 Color

#05DF72 is rgb(5, 223, 114) in RGB, hsl(150, 96%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 49%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), visibly different at ΔE 11.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05DF72

HEX#05DF72

RGBrgb(5, 223, 114)

HSLhsl(150, 96%, 45%)

HSVhsv(150, 98%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 49%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.209 151.7)

LABlab(78.43% -64.91 39.84)

LCHlch(78.43% 76.17 148.46)

What #05DF72 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 #05DF72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.75 Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 12.36 Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.4 Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 12.89 Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 13.97 Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 16.14

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

#05DF72 Channel Values

How #05DF72 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 223 · B 114	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 150° · S 96% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 150° · S 98% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 98% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05DF72 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05DF72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05DF72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #05DF72

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 #05DF72 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#05DF72

Protanopia#CDCD73

Protanomaly#A3D573

Deuteranopia#BBBB78

Deuteranomaly#94CA76

Tritanopia#4DD5D5

Tritanomaly#3CD9B6

Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #05DF72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05df72: #05DF72;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05DF72;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05df72': '#05DF72' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.875, blue: 0.447)

Android XML<color name="color_05df72">#05DF72</color>

SVG fillfill="#05DF72"

More Green Colors

#05DF72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

064c39 047b04 06b106 043927 082108 03c03c 087830 037949 08e708 034a03 0a3e0a 032e15 1a2421 306030 3c6300 50c878 66ffcc 8aae4c 9dc183 b1d864 ccffcc e6fee6 005735 00a86b

#05DF72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05DF72?

#05DF72 is a mid-tone green — rgb(5, 223, 114) in RGB and hsl(150, 96%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.75.

What is the RGB value of #05DF72?

#05DF72 is rgb(5, 223, 114) — red 5, green 223, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05DF72?

#05DF72 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 49%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05DF72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05DF72 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05DF72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05DF72 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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