Colour

#05A580

#05A580
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#05A580 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 165, 128 and HSL 166°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#05A580

RGBrgb(5, 165, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6471, 0.502

RGB percentages2%, 64.7%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(166.1, 94.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.1, 97%, 64.7%)

CMYK97%, 0%, 22.4%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer370,048

CSS custom property--colour: #05A580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#FA5A7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0997Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8C83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A69Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 15 Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 24.6 Turquoise · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5052A

Analogous#05A530, #057AA5

Triadic#8005A5, #A58005

Split complementary#A5057A, #A53005

Tetradic#3005A5, #A5052A, #7AA505

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7BFBDD

Lighter +30%#4AFAD1

Lighter +20%#18F8C4

Lighter +10%#07D6A6

Darker −10%#04745A

Darker −20%#024233

Darker −30%#01110D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00AA83

Less saturated −25%#1A9075

Channel breakdown

G165

B128

Red5 (2%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue166.13°

Saturation (HSL)94.12%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 05 · G A5 · B 80

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