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#05AB5A

#05ab5a ≈ Jade

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab5a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.37% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 150.72°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Jade (#00a86b), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #ab0556

Split complementary

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #ab05a9
  3. #ab0705

Analogous

  1. #05ab07
  2. #05ab5a
  3. #05a9ab

Triadic

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #5a05ab
  3. #ab5a05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #0556ab
  3. #ab0556
  4. #ab5a05

Square

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #0705ab
  3. #ab0556
  4. #a9ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #01160c
  2. #036133
  3. #05ab5a
  4. #07f581
  5. #4ffaa7

Shades

#05ab5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #059a51
  3. #048948
  4. #04783f
  5. #036736
  6. #03562d
  7. #024424
  8. #02331b
  9. #012212
  10. #011109
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #1eb36b
  3. #37bc7b
  4. #50c48c
  5. #69cd9c
  6. #82d5ad
  7. #9bddbd
  8. #b4e6ce
  9. #cdeede
  10. #e6f7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab5a
  2. #11a75e
  3. #1ea262
  4. #2a9e65
  5. #369a69
  6. #43966d
  7. #4f9171
  8. #5b8d75
  9. #678978
  10. #74847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9c54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9060 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88a256 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b9c5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a983 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab5a {
  color: #05ab5a;
}
Background
.bg-05ab5a {
  background-color: #05ab5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab5a {
  border: 2px solid #05ab5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 151 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab5a, #05a9ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 90 / 0.35);
}

#00a86b Jade ΔE 3.97 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.31 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 5.03 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.84 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.01 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.61 #fa54a5 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Jade
#05ab5a  rgb(5, 171, 90)  hsl(151, 94%, 35%)  Jade
#ab0556  rgb(171, 5, 86)  hsl(331, 94%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5a05ab  rgb(90, 5, 171)  hsl(271, 94%, 35%)  Indigo
#ab5a05  rgb(171, 90, 5)  hsl(31, 94%, 35%)  Ginger