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#05CD72

#05cd72 ≈ Emerald

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#05cd72 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 80.39% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 152.7°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.4491

Complementary

  1. #05cd72
  2. #cd0560

Split complementary

  1. #05cd72
  2. #cd05c4
  3. #cd0e05

Analogous

  1. #05cd0e
  2. #05cd72
  3. #05c4cd

Triadic

  1. #05cd72
  2. #7205cd
  3. #cd7205

Tetradic

  1. #05cd72
  2. #0560cd
  3. #cd0560
  4. #cd7205

Square

  1. #05cd72
  2. #0e05cd
  3. #cd0560
  4. #c4cd05

Monochromatic

  1. #01381f
  2. #038248
  3. #05cd72
  4. #25fa99
  5. #70fcbc

Shades

#05cd72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05cd72
  2. #05b967
  3. #04a45b
  4. #049050
  5. #037b44
  6. #036739
  7. #02522e
  8. #023e22
  9. #012917
  10. #01150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#05cd72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05cd72
  2. #1ed280
  3. #37d78e
  4. #50dc9c
  5. #69e1aa
  6. #82e6b9
  7. #9bebc7
  8. #b4f0d5
  9. #cdf5e3
  10. #e6faf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05cd72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05cd72
  2. #11c573
  3. #1ebe75
  4. #2ab676
  5. #36ae78
  6. #43a779
  7. #4f9f7a
  8. #5b977c
  9. #678f7d
  10. #74887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ebe9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbb6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ad78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cab7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c26e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93bb76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05cd72 {
  color: #05cd72;
}
Background
.bg-05cd72 {
  background-color: #05cd72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05cd72 {
  border: 2px solid #05cd72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05cd72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 205 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05cd72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05cd72, #05c4cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05cd72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 205 114 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.21 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.62 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.47 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.75 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.86 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.98 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.60 #fa328d Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#05cd72  rgb(5, 205, 114)  hsl(153, 95%, 41%)  Emerald
#cd0560  rgb(205, 5, 96)  hsl(333, 95%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#7205cd  rgb(114, 5, 205)  hsl(273, 95%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#cd7205  rgb(205, 114, 5)  hsl(33, 95%, 41%)  Ochre