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#05AB51

#05ab51 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab51 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.63% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 147.47°, 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.2975

Complementary

  1. #05ab51
  2. #ab055f

Split complementary

  1. #05ab51
  2. #a405ab
  3. #ab050c

Analogous

  1. #0cab05
  2. #05ab51
  3. #05aba4

Triadic

  1. #05ab51
  2. #5105ab
  3. #ab5105

Tetradic

  1. #05ab51
  2. #055fab
  3. #ab055f
  4. #ab5105

Square

  1. #05ab51
  2. #050cab
  3. #ab055f
  4. #aba405

Monochromatic

  1. #01160b
  2. #03612e
  3. #05ab51
  4. #07f574
  5. #4ffa9d

Shades

#05ab51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab51
  2. #059a49
  3. #048941
  4. #047839
  5. #036731
  6. #035629
  7. #024420
  8. #023318
  9. #012210
  10. #011108
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab51
  2. #1eb362
  3. #37bc74
  4. #50c485
  5. #69cd97
  6. #82d5a8
  7. #9bddb9
  8. #b4e6cb
  9. #cdeedc
  10. #e6f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab51
  2. #11a756
  3. #1ea25a
  4. #2a9e5f
  5. #369a64
  6. #439669
  7. #4f916d
  8. #5b8d72
  9. #678977
  10. #74847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9b49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9058 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88a24c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c9b55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab51 {
  color: #05ab51;
}
Background
.bg-05ab51 {
  background-color: #05ab51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab51 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab51, #05aba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 81 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.45 #00a86b Jade ΔE 5.51 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.10 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.12 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.23 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.43 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.43 #fa54ae Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#05ab51  rgb(5, 171, 81)  hsl(147, 94%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green
#ab055f  rgb(171, 5, 95)  hsl(327, 94%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5105ab  rgb(81, 5, 171)  hsl(267, 94%, 35%)  Indigo
#ab5105  rgb(171, 81, 5)  hsl(27, 94%, 35%)  Sienna