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#05DDCB

#05ddcb ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05ddcb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 86.67% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.14% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 175°, with 95.58% saturation and 44.31% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.5606

Complementary

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #dd0517

Split complementary

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #dd0583
  3. #dd5f05

Analogous

  1. #05dd5f
  2. #05ddcb
  3. #0583dd

Triadic

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #cb05dd
  3. #ddcb05

Tetradic

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #0517dd
  3. #dd0517
  4. #ddcb05

Square

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #5f05dd
  3. #dd0517
  4. #83dd05

Monochromatic

  1. #024742
  2. #039286
  3. #05ddcb
  4. #34faea
  5. #7ffcf2

Shades

#05ddcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #05c7b7
  3. #04b1a2
  4. #049b8e
  5. #03857a
  6. #036f66
  7. #025851
  8. #02423d
  9. #012c29
  10. #011614
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ddcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #1ee0d0
  3. #37e4d5
  4. #50e7db
  5. #69ebe0
  6. #82eee5
  7. #9bf1ea
  8. #b4f5ef
  9. #cdf8f5
  10. #e6fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ddcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ddcb
  2. #11d4c4
  3. #1ecabc
  4. #2ac1b5
  5. #36b8ad
  6. #43afa6
  7. #4fa59e
  8. #5b9c97
  9. #67938f
  10. #748988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dcfc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d0ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9becd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7d5cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93cbcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ddcb {
  color: #05ddcb;
}
Background
.bg-05ddcb {
  background-color: #05ddcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ddcb {
  border: 2px solid #05ddcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ddcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 221 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ddcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ddcb, #0583dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ddcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 221 203 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.76 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.73 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.44 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.03 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.48 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.69 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.65 #fa2234 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#05ddcb  rgb(5, 221, 203)  hsl(175, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise
#dd0517  rgb(221, 5, 23)  hsl(355, 96%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#cb05dd  rgb(203, 5, 221)  hsl(295, 96%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#ddcb05  rgb(221, 203, 5)  hsl(55, 96%, 44%)  Citrine