#05b3bb

Color #05b3bb

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#05b3bb

RGB

rgb(5, 179, 187)

HSL

hsl(182.6, 94.8%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.6, 97.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(97.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.41, -34.23, -14.84)

LCH

lch(66.41, 37.31, 203.44)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.118, 200.49)

HWB

hwb(182.6, 2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb0d05

Analogous

#05bb68

#05b3bb

#0558bb

Triadic

#05b3bb

#bb05b3

#b3bb05

Split-complementary

#05b3bb

#bb0558

#bb6805

Tetradic

#05b3bb

#0d05bb

#bb0d05

#b3bb05

Square

#05b3bb

#6805bb

#bb0d05

#58bb05

Shades

Color #05b3bb mixed toward black.

#04959c

#03777d

#02595d

#023c3e

#011e1f

Tints

Color #05b3bb mixed toward white.

#06e4ee

#30f1f9

#64f4fb

#98f8fc

#cbfbfe

Tones

Color #05b3bb mixed toward gray.

#14a5ac

#23979c

#32898d

#427c7e

#516e6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7cb9 · ΔE 31.6

Deuteranopia

#7367b9 · ΔE 37.2

Tritanopia

#2bb8b7 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #05b3bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#05b3bb]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#05b3bb (#05b3bb) is rgb(5, 179, 187) in RGB.

No, #05b3bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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