Close to Dark Turquoise
#05BBCA
#05BBCA is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 73.3% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 95% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #05BBCA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.34:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.97:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.34:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.97:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #05BBCA as they’d see it.
#05BBCA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #05BBCA
What color is #05BBCA?
#05BBCA is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 73.3% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 95% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #05BBCA in RGB?
#05BBCA is rgb(5, 187, 202): 5 red, 187 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #05BBCA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 7, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #05BBCA?
PANTONE 311 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #05BBCA?
Its complement #E8947E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.