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#05ABAB

#05abab ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05abab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.321

Complementary

  1. #05abab
  2. #ab0505

Split complementary

  1. #05abab
  2. #ab0558
  3. #ab5805

Analogous

  1. #05ab58
  2. #05abab
  3. #0558ab

Triadic

  1. #05abab
  2. #ab05ab
  3. #abab05

Tetradic

  1. #05abab
  2. #0505ab
  3. #ab0505
  4. #abab05

Square

  1. #05abab
  2. #5805ab
  3. #ab0505
  4. #58ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #011616
  2. #036161
  3. #05abab
  4. #07f5f5
  5. #4ffafa

Shades

#05abab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abab
  2. #059a9a
  3. #048989
  4. #047878
  5. #036767
  6. #035656
  7. #024444
  8. #023333
  9. #012222
  10. #011111
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abab
  2. #1eb3b3
  3. #37bcbc
  4. #50c4c4
  5. #69cdcd
  6. #82d5d5
  7. #9bdddd
  8. #b4e6e6
  9. #cdeeee
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abab
  2. #11a7a7
  3. #1ea2a2
  4. #2a9e9e
  5. #369a9a
  6. #439696
  7. #4f9191
  8. #5b8d8d
  9. #678989
  10. #748484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa2ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b93ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea6ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9dac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05abab {
  color: #05abab;
}
Background
.bg-05abab {
  background-color: #05abab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abab {
  border: 2px solid #05abab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abab, #0558ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 171 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.51 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.69 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.55 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.53 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.92 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.50 #fa5454 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#05abab  rgb(5, 171, 171)  hsl(180, 94%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#ab0505  rgb(171, 5, 5)  hsl(0, 94%, 35%)  Rufous
#ab05ab  rgb(171, 5, 171)  hsl(300, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#abab05  rgb(171, 171, 5)  hsl(60, 94%, 35%)  Brass