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#05E608 Color

#05E608 is rgb(5, 230, 8) in RGB, hsl(121, 96%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 97%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Erin (#00FF40), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05E608
HEX#05E608
RGBrgb(5, 230, 8)
HSLhsl(121, 96%, 46%)
HSVhsv(121, 98%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 97%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.271 142.6)
LABlab(80.05% -73.06 74.28)
LCHlch(80.05% 104.19 134.53)

What #05E608 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 #05E608, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#05E608 Channel Values

How #05E608 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 230 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 96% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 98% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05E608 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05E608

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05E608; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #05E608

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05E608.

How #05E608 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#05E608
Protanopia#D4D412
Protanomaly#A9DB0E
Deuteranopia#C0C02B
Deuteranomaly#99D122
Tritanopia#5AD9D9
Tritanomaly#46DEAD
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05E608 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05e608: #05E608;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05E608;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05e608': '#05E608' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.902, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_05e608">#05E608</color>
SVG fillfill="#05E608"

More Green Colors

#05E608 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#05E608 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05E608?

#05E608 is a mid-tone green — rgb(5, 230, 8) in RGB and hsl(121, 96%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Erin (#00FF40), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.98.

What is the RGB value of #05E608?

#05E608 is rgb(5, 230, 8) — red 5, green 230, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05E608?

#05E608 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 97%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05E608 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05E608 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05E608 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05E608 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 lime (#00FF00) at a CIE76 distance of 12, which is visibly different.

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