Information about #05BDAB color

#05BDAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #05BDAB belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(5, 189, 171) — 2% red, 74.1% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 72 / 0 / 7 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#05BDAB is a intensely saturated aqua cyan that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Amazonite (#00C4B0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Neon Teal (#00CAB1) and AITriedPume (#13B6A9).

The recipe behind #05BDAB is rgb(5, 189, 171), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #05BDAB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #05BDAB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#05BDAB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#05BDAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #05BDAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Neon Teal color link
Neon Teal

#00CAB1

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#05BDAB
  • RGB5, 189, 171
  • CMYK72, 0, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(5, 189, 171)
  • HSL174°, 95%, 38%
  • HSL Precise174.13°, 94.845%, 38.039%
  • HSV174°, 97%, 74%
  • HSB174°, 97%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.741, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.741, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.741, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID05BDAB
  • DECIMAL ID376235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01