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#05AB91

#05ab91 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05ab91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.2% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 170.6°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.312

Complementary

  1. #05ab91
  2. #ab051f

Split complementary

  1. #05ab91
  2. #ab0572
  3. #ab3e05

Analogous

  1. #05ab3e
  2. #05ab91
  3. #0572ab

Triadic

  1. #05ab91
  2. #9105ab
  3. #ab9105

Tetradic

  1. #05ab91
  2. #051fab
  3. #ab051f
  4. #ab9105

Square

  1. #05ab91
  2. #3e05ab
  3. #ab051f
  4. #72ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #011613
  2. #036152
  3. #05ab91
  4. #07f5d0
  5. #4ffadf

Shades

#05ab91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab91
  2. #059a83
  3. #048974
  4. #047866
  5. #036757
  6. #035649
  7. #02443a
  8. #02332c
  9. #01221d
  10. #01110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab91
  2. #1eb39c
  3. #37bca7
  4. #50c4b2
  5. #69cdbd
  6. #82d5c8
  7. #9bddd3
  8. #b4e6de
  9. #cdeee9
  10. #e6f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab91
  2. #11a78f
  3. #1ea28e
  4. #2a9e8c
  5. #369a8a
  6. #439689
  7. #4f9187
  8. #5b8d85
  9. #678983
  10. #748482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78a095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49f90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929293 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82a490 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #739d92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ad9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab91 {
  color: #05ab91;
}
Background
.bg-05ab91 {
  background-color: #05ab91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab91 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab91, #0572ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 145 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.60 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 3.38 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.09 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.81 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.45 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.81 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.50 #fa546e Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#05ab91  rgb(5, 171, 145)  hsl(171, 94%, 35%)  Persian Green
#ab051f  rgb(171, 5, 31)  hsl(351, 94%, 35%)  Brown
#9105ab  rgb(145, 5, 171)  hsl(291, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#ab9105  rgb(171, 145, 5)  hsl(51, 94%, 35%)  Brass