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#05AB9D

#05ab9d ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05ab9d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.19% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 174.94°, 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3159

Complementary

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #ab0513

Split complementary

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #ab0566
  3. #ab4a05

Analogous

  1. #05ab4a
  2. #05ab9d
  3. #0566ab

Triadic

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #9d05ab
  3. #ab9d05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #0513ab
  3. #ab0513
  4. #ab9d05

Square

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #4a05ab
  3. #ab0513
  4. #66ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #011615
  2. #036159
  3. #05ab9d
  4. #07f5e1
  5. #4ffaeb

Shades

#05ab9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #059a8d
  3. #04897e
  4. #04786e
  5. #03675e
  6. #03564f
  7. #02443f
  8. #02332f
  9. #01221f
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #1eb3a7
  3. #37bcb1
  4. #50c4ba
  5. #69cdc4
  6. #82d5ce
  7. #9bddd8
  8. #b4e6e2
  9. #cdeeeb
  10. #e6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab9d
  2. #11a79a
  3. #1ea297
  4. #2a9e94
  5. #369a91
  6. #43968f
  7. #4f918c
  8. #5b8d89
  9. #678986
  10. #748483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a09d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f939e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a59d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #719d9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab9d {
  color: #05ab9d;
}
Background
.bg-05ab9d {
  background-color: #05ab9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab9d {
  border: 2px solid #05ab9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab9d, #0566ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 157 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.44 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.22 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.57 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.32 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.64 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.99 #fa5462 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#05ab9d  rgb(5, 171, 157)  hsl(175, 94%, 35%)  Persian Green
#ab0513  rgb(171, 5, 19)  hsl(355, 94%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#9d05ab  rgb(157, 5, 171)  hsl(295, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#ab9d05  rgb(171, 157, 5)  hsl(55, 94%, 35%)  Brass