Palettes / Colors / #05AB05
#05AB05 — Vivid Green
#05AB05 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 #05AB05 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.
#05AB05 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 #AD05AD; it also sits naturally between #59AD05 and #05AD59. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #05AB05 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 5, 171, 5 |
| HSL | 120°, 94%, 35% |
| HSV | 120°, 97%, 67% |
| CMYK | 97%, 0%, 97%, 33% |
| XYZ | 14.65, 29.17, 5.00 |
| Yxy | 29.17, 0.3001, 0.5974 |
| CIE-Lab | 60.93, -63.50, 61.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.01, -43.89, 30.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 2% · Green 67% · Blue 2%
Cyan 97% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 97% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #05AB05
.text { color: #05AB05; }
.background { background-color: #05AB05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05AB05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 171, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 94%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05AB05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 171, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05AB05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 171, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#05AB05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#05AB05">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AD05AD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.07:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.83:1 AA |
Best text color on #05AB05: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05AB05
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #05AB05: ·
How #05AB05 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 #05AB05 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #05AB05?
#05AB05 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 5, 171, 5). Its closest standard named color is Green.
What is the RGB and HSL of #05AB05?
#05AB05 is RGB 5, 171, 5 — HSL 120°, 94%, 35% — CMYK 97%, 0%, 97%, 33%.
What colors go with #05AB05?
Its complement is #AD05AD; analogous partners are #59AD05 and #05AD59. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #05AB05 for text?
Black text on #05AB05 has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.