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#05E17E Color

#05E17E is rgb(5, 225, 126) in RGB, hsl(153, 96%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 44%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05E17E
HEX#05E17E
RGBrgb(5, 225, 126)
HSLhsl(153, 96%, 45%)
HSVhsv(153, 98%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 44%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.201 153.9)
LABlab(79.20% -64.00 35.00)
LCHlch(79.20% 72.94 151.32)

What #05E17E 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 #05E17E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 7.97Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 9.46Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.96Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 16.67Emerald#50C878ΔE 17.77Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 17.87

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

#05E17E Channel Values

How #05E17E 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 225 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 96% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 98% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05E17E 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #05E17E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #05E17E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05E17E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#05E17E
Complementary
#E10568
Analogous
#05E110
Analogous
#05D6E1
Triadic
#7E05E1
Triadic
#E17E05
Split comp.
#E105D6
Split comp.
#E11005

Tints & Shades of #05E17E

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

#14FA93
#37FBA3
#5FFCB5
#82FCC5
#AAFDD8
#CDFEE8

Shades

#04C36D
#03A55C
#03874B
#026E3D
#02502D
#01321C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05E17E.

How #05E17E 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#05E17E
Protanopia#CFCF7F
Protanomaly#A5D77F
Deuteranopia#BCBC84
Deuteranomaly#96CC81
Tritanopia#4BD8D8
Tritanomaly#3BDBBB
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05E17E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05e17e: #05E17E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05E17E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05e17e': '#05E17E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.882, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_05e17e">#05E17E</color>
SVG fillfill="#05E17E"

More Green Colors

#05E17E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#05E17E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05E17E?

#05E17E is a mid-tone green — rgb(5, 225, 126) in RGB and hsl(153, 96%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #05E17E?

#05E17E is rgb(5, 225, 126) — red 5, green 225, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05E17E?

#05E17E converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 44%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05E17E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05E17E scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05E17E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05E17E 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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