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#05AB9B

#05ab9b ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05ab9b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.36% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 174.22°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.3152

Complementary

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #ab0515

Split complementary

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #ab0568
  3. #ab4805

Analogous

  1. #05ab48
  2. #05ab9b
  3. #0568ab

Triadic

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #9b05ab
  3. #ab9b05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #0515ab
  3. #ab0515
  4. #ab9b05

Square

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #4805ab
  3. #ab0515
  4. #68ab05

Monochromatic

  1. #011614
  2. #036158
  3. #05ab9b
  4. #07f5de
  5. #4ffae9

Shades

#05ab9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #059a8c
  3. #04897c
  4. #04786d
  5. #03675d
  6. #03564e
  7. #02443e
  8. #02332f
  9. #01221f
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #1eb3a5
  3. #37bcaf
  4. #50c4b9
  5. #69cdc3
  6. #82d5cd
  7. #9bddd7
  8. #b4e6e1
  9. #cdeeeb
  10. #e6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab9b
  2. #11a798
  3. #1ea296
  4. #2a9e93
  5. #369a90
  6. #43968e
  7. #4f918b
  8. #5b8d88
  9. #678985
  10. #748483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a09a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f939d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a59b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #719d9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab9b {
  color: #05ab9b;
}
Background
.bg-05ab9b {
  background-color: #05ab9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab9b {
  border: 2px solid #05ab9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab9b, #0568ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 155 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 1.94 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.77 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.61 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.05 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.62 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.99 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.44 #fa5464 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#05ab9b  rgb(5, 171, 155)  hsl(174, 94%, 35%)  Persian Green
#ab0515  rgb(171, 5, 21)  hsl(354, 94%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#9b05ab  rgb(155, 5, 171)  hsl(294, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#ab9b05  rgb(171, 155, 5)  hsl(54, 94%, 35%)  Brass