Palettes / Colors / #05BBCF

#05BBCF — Vivid Teal

#05BBCF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #05BBCF 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.

#05BBCF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #D11A05; it also sits naturally between #05D17F and #0557D1. 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 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #05BBCF

.text { color: #05BBCF; }
.background { background-color: #05BBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05BBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 187, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 95%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05BBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 187, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05BBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 187, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D11A05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #05BBCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05BBCF

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 #05BBCF 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 #05BBCF 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

← #05BBCE  ·  #05BBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #05BBCF?

#05BBCF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 5, 187, 207). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #05BBCF?

#05BBCF is RGB 5, 187, 207 — HSL 186°, 95%, 42% — CMYK 98%, 10%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #05BBCF?

Its complement is #D11A05; analogous partners are #05D17F and #0557D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #05BBCF for text?

Black text on #05BBCF has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.