All About Color #05B8A0

#05B8A0

About #05B8A0

#05B8A0 is a dark cyan color with the hex code #05B8A0. In RGB it is red 5, green 184, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 172°, saturation 95%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 97%, 0%, 13%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.51:1 on white and 8.37:1 on black.

#05B8A0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet05, B8, A0
CMYK97.28%, 0.00%, 13.04%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal5, 184, 160
HSL172°, 95%, 37%
RGB Octal5, 270, 240
HSV (HSB)171.96°, 97.28%, 72.16%
RGB Binary101, 10111000, 10100000
CIE-L*AB67.17, -44.44, 1.20
RGB Percent1.96%, 72.16%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH67.17, 44.45, 178.46
XYZ23.55, 36.85, 39.13
CIE-L*UV67.17, -54.18, 8.54
xyY0.24, 0.37, 36.85
Hunter-Lab60.71, -36.99, 4.28
RYB1.96%, 39.58%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#05B8A0 on a dark background: contrast 8.37:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#05B8A0 on a light background: contrast 2.51:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #05B8A0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#05B8A0 · #1FF9DC · #025E52 · #B8051D · #F91F3C

Analogous palette

#1DB805 · #05B846 · #05B8A0 · #0576B8 · #051DB8

Triadic palette

#05B8A0 · #A005B8 · #B8A005 · #1FF9DC · #DC1FF9

Tetradic palette

#05B8A0 · #4605B8 · #B8051D · #76B805 · #025E52

Monochromatic palette

#01231E · #036D5F · #05B8A0 · #10F9DA · #5BFBE5

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