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#05ABAE

#05abae ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05abae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.13% cyan, 1.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 181.07°, with 94.41% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.3221

Complementary

  1. #05abae
  2. #ae0805

Split complementary

  1. #05abae
  2. #ae0556
  3. #ae5d05

Analogous

  1. #05ae5d
  2. #05abae
  3. #0556ae

Triadic

  1. #05abae
  2. #ae05ab
  3. #abae05

Tetradic

  1. #05abae
  2. #0805ae
  3. #ae0805
  4. #abae05

Square

  1. #05abae
  2. #5d05ae
  3. #ae0805
  4. #56ae05

Monochromatic

  1. #011919
  2. #036264
  3. #05abae
  4. #08f4f8
  5. #52f7fa

Shades

#05abae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abae
  2. #059a9d
  3. #04898b
  4. #04787a
  5. #036768
  6. #035657
  7. #024446
  8. #023334
  9. #012223
  10. #011111
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abae
  2. #1eb3b6
  3. #37bcbe
  4. #50c4c6
  5. #69cdce
  6. #82d5d7
  7. #9bdddf
  8. #b4e6e7
  9. #cdeeef
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abae
  2. #11a7a9
  3. #1ea2a5
  4. #2a9ea0
  5. #369a9c
  6. #439697
  7. #4f9192
  8. #5b8d8e
  9. #678989
  10. #748485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea2ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a94af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da6ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9dae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05abae {
  color: #05abae;
}
Background
.bg-05abae {
  background-color: #05abae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abae {
  border: 2px solid #05abae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abae, #0556ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 174 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.21 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.46 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.08 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.26 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.40 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.95 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.40 #fa5451 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#05abae  rgb(5, 171, 174)  hsl(181, 94%, 35%)  Verdigris
#ae0805  rgb(174, 8, 5)  hsl(1, 94%, 35%)  Rufous
#ae05ab  rgb(174, 5, 171)  hsl(301, 94%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#abae05  rgb(171, 174, 5)  hsl(61, 94%, 35%)  Brass