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#05FAEE Color

#05FAEE is rgb(5, 250, 238) in RGB, hsl(177, 96%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05FAEE
HEX#05FAEE
RGBrgb(5, 250, 238)
HSLhsl(177, 96%, 50%)
HSVhsv(177, 98%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 5%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.154 188.6)
LABlab(88.80% -52.43 -8.94)
LCHlch(88.80% 53.18 189.68)

What #05FAEE 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 #05FAEE, 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 teal in the library.

#05FAEE Channel Values

How #05FAEE 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 250 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 96% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 98% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05FAEE 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05FAEE

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

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 #05FAEE.

How #05FAEE 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#05FAEE
Protanopia#E6E6EF
Protanomaly#B8EEEE
Deuteranopia#D1D1F1
Deuteranomaly#A7E3F0
Tritanopia#20F9F9
Tritanomaly#18F9F4
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05FAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05faee: #05FAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05FAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05faee': '#05FAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.980, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_05faee">#05FAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#05FAEE"

More Teal Colors

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

#05FAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05FAEE?

#05FAEE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(5, 250, 238) in RGB and hsl(177, 96%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.8.

What is the RGB value of #05FAEE?

#05FAEE is rgb(5, 250, 238) — red 5, green 250, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05FAEE?

#05FAEE converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05FAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #05FAEE scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #05FAEE 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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