Information about #05C2A6 color

#05C2A6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#05C2A6 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(5, 194, 166) — 2% red, 76.1% green, 65.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 74 / 0 / 11 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#05C2A6 presents itself as a maximally vivid water-like cyan — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Amazonite (#00C4B0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neon Teal (#00CAB1) and Caribbean Green (#00CC99).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 194, 166) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #05C2A6: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #05C2A6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#05C2A6 color variations

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

#05C2A6 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 #05C2A6

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

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#05C2A6
  • RGB5, 194, 166
  • CMYK74, 0, 11, 24
  • CSSrgb(5, 194, 166)
  • HSL171°, 95%, 39%
  • HSL Precise171.111°, 94.975%, 39.02%
  • HSV171°, 97%, 76%
  • HSB171°, 97%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.761, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.761, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.761, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID05C2A6
  • DECIMAL ID377510
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01