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#05AB72

#05ab72 ≈ Jade

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 159.4°, 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jade (#00a86b), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.3037

Complementary

  1. #05ab72
  2. #ab053e

Split complementary

  1. #05ab72
  2. #ab0591
  3. #ab1f05

Analogous

  1. #05ab1f
  2. #05ab72
  3. #0591ab

Triadic

  1. #05ab72
  2. #7205ab
  3. #ab7205

Tetradic

  1. #05ab72
  2. #053eab
  3. #ab053e
  4. #ab7205

Square

  1. #05ab72
  2. #1f05ab
  3. #ab053e
  4. #91ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #01160f
  2. #036140
  3. #05ab72
  4. #07f5a4
  5. #4ffabf

Shades

#05ab72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab72
  2. #059a67
  3. #04895b
  4. #047850
  5. #036744
  6. #035639
  7. #02442e
  8. #023322
  9. #012217
  10. #01110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab72
  2. #1eb380
  3. #37bc8e
  4. #50c49c
  5. #69cdaa
  6. #82d5b9
  7. #9bddc7
  8. #b4e6d5
  9. #cdeee3
  10. #e6f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab72
  2. #11a773
  3. #1ea275
  4. #2a9e76
  5. #369a78
  6. #439679
  7. #4f917a
  8. #5b8d7c
  9. #67897d
  10. #74847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99d6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989176 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a370 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #789c74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ab8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab72 {
  color: #05ab72;
}
Background
.bg-05ab72 {
  background-color: #05ab72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab72 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab72, #0591ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 114 / 0.35);
}

#00a86b Jade ΔE 1.40 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 3.91 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 4.43 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.95 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.27 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.50 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.68 #fa548d Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Jade
#05ab72  rgb(5, 171, 114)  hsl(159, 94%, 35%)  Jade
#ab053e  rgb(171, 5, 62)  hsl(339, 94%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#7205ab  rgb(114, 5, 171)  hsl(279, 94%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#ab7205  rgb(171, 114, 5)  hsl(39, 94%, 35%)  Golden Brown