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#05AB9E

#05ab9e ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05ab9e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.6% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 175.3°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3163

Complementary

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #ab0512

Split complementary

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #ab0565
  3. #ab4b05

Analogous

  1. #05ab4b
  2. #05ab9e
  3. #0565ab

Triadic

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #9e05ab
  3. #ab9e05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #0512ab
  3. #ab0512
  4. #ab9e05

Square

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #4b05ab
  3. #ab0512
  4. #65ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #011615
  2. #036159
  3. #05ab9e
  4. #07f5e3
  5. #4ffaec

Shades

#05ab9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #059a8e
  3. #04897e
  4. #04786f
  5. #03675f
  6. #03564f
  7. #02443f
  8. #02332f
  9. #012220
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #1eb3a8
  3. #37bcb1
  4. #50c4bb
  5. #69cdc5
  6. #82d5cf
  7. #9bddd8
  8. #b4e6e2
  9. #cdeeec
  10. #e6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab9e
  2. #11a79b
  3. #1ea298
  4. #2a9e95
  5. #369a92
  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 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a19e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f939f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a59e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #719d9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab9e {
  color: #05ab9e;
}
Background
.bg-05ab9e {
  background-color: #05ab9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab9e {
  border: 2px solid #05ab9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab9e, #0565ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 158 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.73 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.96 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.84 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.34 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.67 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.77 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.98 #fa5461 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#05ab9e  rgb(5, 171, 158)  hsl(175, 94%, 35%)  Persian Green
#ab0512  rgb(171, 5, 18)  hsl(355, 94%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#9e05ab  rgb(158, 5, 171)  hsl(295, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#ab9e05  rgb(171, 158, 5)  hsl(55, 94%, 35%)  Brass