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#05ABAF

#05abaf ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05abaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.14% cyan, 2.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 181.41°, with 94.44% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.3225

Complementary

  1. #05abaf
  2. #af0905

Split complementary

  1. #05abaf
  2. #af0556
  3. #af5e05

Analogous

  1. #05af5e
  2. #05abaf
  3. #0556af

Triadic

  1. #05abaf
  2. #af05ab
  3. #abaf05

Tetradic

  1. #05abaf
  2. #0905af
  3. #af0905
  4. #abaf05

Square

  1. #05abaf
  2. #5e05af
  3. #af0905
  4. #56af05

Monochromatic

  1. #011a1a
  2. #036265
  3. #05abaf
  4. #09f2f8
  5. #53f6fa

Shades

#05abaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abaf
  2. #059a9e
  3. #04898c
  4. #04787b
  5. #036769
  6. #035658
  7. #024446
  8. #023335
  9. #012223
  10. #011112
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abaf
  2. #1eb3b7
  3. #37bcbf
  4. #50c4c7
  5. #69cdcf
  6. #82d5d7
  7. #9bdddf
  8. #b4e6e7
  9. #cdeeef
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abaf
  2. #11a7aa
  3. #1ea2a6
  4. #2a9ea1
  5. #369a9c
  6. #439698
  7. #4f9193
  8. #5b8d8e
  9. #678989
  10. #748485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea2af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a94b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9eaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05abaf {
  color: #05abaf;
}
Background
.bg-05abaf {
  background-color: #05abaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abaf {
  border: 2px solid #05abaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abaf, #0556af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 175 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.43 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.80 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.30 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.20 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.77 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.00 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.40 #fa5450 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#05abaf  rgb(5, 171, 175)  hsl(181, 94%, 35%)  Verdigris
#af0905  rgb(175, 9, 5)  hsl(1, 94%, 35%)  Rufous
#af05ab  rgb(175, 5, 171)  hsl(301, 94%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#abaf05  rgb(171, 175, 5)  hsl(61, 94%, 35%)  Brass