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#05E681 Color

#05E681 is rgb(5, 230, 129) in RGB, hsl(153, 96%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 44%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05E681
HEX#05E681
RGBrgb(5, 230, 129)
HSLhsl(153, 96%, 46%)
HSVhsv(153, 98%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 44%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.204 153.9)
LABlab(80.79% -65.06 35.55)
LCHlch(80.79% 74.14 151.35)

What #05E681 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 #05E681, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 7.99Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.45Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.44Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 14.91Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 17.51Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 19.23

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

#05E681 Channel Values

How #05E681 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 96% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 98% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05E681 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #05E681 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #05E681

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05E681; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#05E681
Complementary
#E6056A
Analogous
#05E610
Analogous
#05DBE6
Triadic
#8105E6
Triadic
#E68105
Split comp.
#E605DB
Split comp.
#E61005

Tints & Shades of #05E681

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
#3CFBA5
#5FFCB5
#87FDC8
#AAFDD8
#D2FEEA

Shades

#04C870
#03AA5F
#038C4E
#026E3D
#02502D
#01321C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05E681.

How #05E681 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#05E681
Protanopia#D4D482
Protanomaly#A9DB82
Deuteranopia#C0C087
Deuteranomaly#99D185
Tritanopia#4DDCDC
Tritanomaly#3CE0BF
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05E681 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05e681: #05E681;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05E681;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05e681': '#05E681' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.902, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_05e681">#05E681</color>
SVG fillfill="#05E681"

More Green Colors

#05E681 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#05E681 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05E681?

#05E681 is a mid-tone green — rgb(5, 230, 129) in RGB and hsl(153, 96%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #05E681?

#05E681 is rgb(5, 230, 129) — red 5, green 230, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05E681?

#05E681 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 44%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05E681 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05E681 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05E681 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05E681 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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