Close to Medium Spring Green
#05EBAE
#05EBAE is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Medium Spring Green. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 92.2% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 164°, with 96% saturation and 47% 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 #05EBAE.
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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1.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.50:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #05EBAE as they’d see it.
#05EBAE 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 #05EBAE
What color is #05EBAE?
#05EBAE is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Medium Spring Green. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 92.2% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 164°, with 96% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #05EBAE in RGB?
#05EBAE is rgb(5, 235, 174): 5 red, 235 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #05EBAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 0, 26, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #05EBAE?
PANTONE 7482 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #05EBAE?
Its complement #FDC1BE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.