Recognised as Colour

#05C08B

#05C08B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#05C08B is a cyan with RGB values 5, 192, 139 and HSL 163°, 95%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#05C08B#05C08B

HEX#05C08B

RGBrgb(5, 192, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.7529, 0.5451

RGB percentages2%, 75.3%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(163, 94.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(163, 97.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK97.4%, 0%, 27.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer376,971

CSS custom property--colour: #05C08B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#FA3F74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCB188no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9A38Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00C0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6 Sea green · ΔE 22.6 Turquoise · ΔE 24.7 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0053A

Analogous#05C02E, #0597C0

Triadic#8B05C0, #C08B05

Split complementary#C00597, #C02E05

Tetradic#2E05C0, #C0053A, #98C005

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95FCDF

Lighter +30%#63FBD0

Lighter +20%#31FAC1

Lighter +10%#06F2AF

Darker −10%#048E67

Darker −20%#025D43

Darker −30%#012B1F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C58D

Less saturated −25%#1EA780

Channel breakdown

G192

B139

Red5 (2%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue162.99°

Saturation (HSL)94.92%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 05 · G C0 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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