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#05AB4E

#05ab4e ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 146.39°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2971

Complementary

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #ab0562

Split complementary

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #a105ab
  3. #ab050f

Analogous

  1. #0fab05
  2. #05ab4e
  3. #05aba1

Triadic

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #4e05ab
  3. #ab4e05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #0562ab
  3. #ab0562
  4. #ab4e05

Square

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #050fab
  3. #ab0562
  4. #aba105

Monochromatic

  1. #01160a
  2. #03612c
  3. #05ab4e
  4. #07f570
  5. #4ffa9a

Shades

#05ab4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #059a46
  3. #04893e
  4. #047837
  5. #03672f
  6. #035627
  7. #02441f
  8. #023317
  9. #012210
  10. #011108
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #1eb360
  3. #37bc71
  4. #50c483
  5. #69cd95
  6. #82d5a7
  7. #9bddb8
  8. #b4e6ca
  9. #cdeedc
  10. #e6f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab4e
  2. #11a753
  3. #1ea258
  4. #2a9e5d
  5. #369a62
  6. #439667
  7. #4f916c
  8. #5b8d71
  9. #678976
  10. #74847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9b46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89a249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c9b52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a97f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab4e {
  color: #05ab4e;
}
Background
.bg-05ab4e {
  background-color: #05ab4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab4e {
  border: 2px solid #05ab4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab4e, #05aba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 78 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.85 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.99 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.48 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.26 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.04 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.15 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.74 #fa54b1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#05ab4e  rgb(5, 171, 78)  hsl(146, 94%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green
#ab0562  rgb(171, 5, 98)  hsl(326, 94%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4e05ab  rgb(78, 5, 171)  hsl(266, 94%, 35%)  Medium Blue
#ab4e05  rgb(171, 78, 5)  hsl(26, 94%, 35%)  Rust