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#05AB42

#05ab42 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab42 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.4% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 142.05°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 7.4.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.2955

Complementary

  1. #05ab42
  2. #ab056e

Split complementary

  1. #05ab42
  2. #9505ab
  3. #ab051b

Analogous

  1. #1bab05
  2. #05ab42
  3. #05ab95

Triadic

  1. #05ab42
  2. #4205ab
  3. #ab4205

Tetradic

  1. #05ab42
  2. #056eab
  3. #ab056e
  4. #ab4205

Square

  1. #05ab42
  2. #051bab
  3. #ab056e
  4. #ab9505

Monochromatic

  1. #011609
  2. #036125
  3. #05ab42
  4. #07f55f
  5. #4ffa8e

Shades

#05ab42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab42
  2. #059a3b
  3. #048935
  4. #04782e
  5. #036728
  6. #035621
  7. #02441a
  8. #023314
  9. #01220d
  10. #011107
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab42
  2. #1eb355
  3. #37bc68
  4. #50c47b
  5. #69cd8e
  6. #82d5a1
  7. #9bddb3
  8. #b4e6c6
  9. #cdeed9
  10. #e6f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab42
  2. #11a748
  3. #1ea24e
  4. #2a9e55
  5. #369a5b
  6. #439661
  7. #4f9167
  8. #5b8d6d
  9. #678974
  10. #74847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9b37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d904b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89a13b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9b48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab42 {
  color: #05ab42;
}
Background
.bg-05ab42 {
  background-color: #05ab42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab42 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab42, #05ab95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 66 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.40 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.78 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.97 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.65 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.79 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.05 #fa54bd Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#05ab42  rgb(5, 171, 66)  hsl(142, 94%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green
#ab056e  rgb(171, 5, 110)  hsl(322, 94%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4205ab  rgb(66, 5, 171)  hsl(262, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab4205  rgb(171, 66, 5)  hsl(22, 94%, 35%)  Rust