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#05AB6A

#05ab6a ≈ Jade

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab6a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.01% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 156.51°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jade (#00a86b), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.302

Complementary

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #ab0546

Split complementary

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #ab0599
  3. #ab1705

Analogous

  1. #05ab17
  2. #05ab6a
  3. #0599ab

Triadic

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #6a05ab
  3. #ab6a05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #0546ab
  3. #ab0546
  4. #ab6a05

Square

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #1705ab
  3. #ab0546
  4. #99ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #01160e
  2. #03613c
  3. #05ab6a
  4. #07f598
  5. #4ffab7

Shades

#05ab6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #059a5f
  3. #048955
  4. #04784a
  5. #036740
  6. #035635
  7. #02442a
  8. #023320
  9. #012215
  10. #01110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #1eb379
  3. #37bc88
  4. #50c497
  5. #69cda6
  6. #82d5b5
  7. #9bddc3
  8. #b4e6d2
  9. #cdeee1
  10. #e6f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab6a
  2. #11a76c
  3. #1ea26e
  4. #2a9e71
  5. #369a73
  6. #439675
  7. #4f9177
  8. #5b8d79
  9. #67897c
  10. #74847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99c66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99916e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aa9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a267 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #799c6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aa8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab6a {
  color: #05ab6a;
}
Background
.bg-05ab6a {
  background-color: #05ab6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab6a {
  border: 2px solid #05ab6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 157 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab6a, #0599ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 106 / 0.35);
}

#00a86b Jade ΔE 1.16 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 3.31 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 4.01 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.29 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.00 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.09 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 10.24 #fa5495 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Jade
#05ab6a  rgb(5, 171, 106)  hsl(157, 94%, 35%)  Jade
#ab0546  rgb(171, 5, 70)  hsl(337, 94%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#6a05ab  rgb(106, 5, 171)  hsl(277, 94%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#ab6a05  rgb(171, 106, 5)  hsl(37, 94%, 35%)  Ginger