Palettes / Colors / #05DFD5
#05DFD5 — Vivid Teal
#05DFD5 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 #05DFD5 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.
#05DFD5 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 #E10510; it also sits naturally between #05E168 and #057EE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #05DFD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 5, 223, 213 |
| HSL | 177°, 96%, 45% |
| HSV | 177°, 98%, 87% |
| CMYK | 98%, 0%, 4%, 13% |
| XYZ | 38.46, 57.61, 72.04 |
| Yxy | 57.61, 0.2288, 0.3427 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.52, -46.22, -7.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.90, -38.94, -7.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 2% · Green 87% · Blue 84%
Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #05DFD5
.text { color: #05DFD5; }
.background { background-color: #05DFD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05DFD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 223, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 96%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05DFD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 223, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05DFD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 223, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#05DFD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#05DFD5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #05DFD5
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Tones of #05DFD5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E10510:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #05DFD5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05DFD5
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 #05DFD5: ·
How #05DFD5 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 #05DFD5 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 #05DFD5?
#05DFD5 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 5, 223, 213). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #05DFD5?
#05DFD5 is RGB 5, 223, 213 — HSL 177°, 96%, 45% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 4%, 13%.
What colors go with #05DFD5?
Its complement is #E10510; analogous partners are #05E168 and #057EE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #05DFD5 for text?
Black text on #05DFD5 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.