Palettes / Colors / #05AB02

#05AB02 — Vivid Green

#05AB02 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Green (#008000). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: green (#008000) — not an exact match. CSS green gives you #008000, a different color; use #05AB02 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#05AB02 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A902AC; it also sits naturally between #5AAC02 and #02AC54. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 2% · Green 67% · Blue 1%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #05AB02

.text { color: #05AB02; }
.background { background-color: #05AB02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05AB02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 171, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(119, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05AB02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 171, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05AB02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 171, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#05AB02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#05AB02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #05AB02

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Tones of #05AB02

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A902AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #05AB02: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05AB02

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #05AB02 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #05AB02 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #05AB01  ·  #05AB03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #05AB02?

#05AB02 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 5, 171, 2). Its closest standard named color is Green.

What is the RGB and HSL of #05AB02?

#05AB02 is RGB 5, 171, 2 — HSL 119°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 97%, 0%, 99%, 33%.

What colors go with #05AB02?

Its complement is #A902AC; analogous partners are #5AAC02 and #02AC54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #05AB02 for text?

Black text on #05AB02 has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.