Palettes / Colors / #05FAEE

#05FAEE — Vivid Teal

#05FAEE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #05FAEE 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.

#05FAEE 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 #FA0511; it also sits naturally between #05FA73 and #058CFA. 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 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #05FAEE

.text { color: #05FAEE; }
.background { background-color: #05FAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05FAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 96%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05FAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05FAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 250, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #05FAEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA0511:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #05FAEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05FAEE

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 #05FAEE 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 #05FAEE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #05FAEE?

#05FAEE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 5, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #05FAEE?

#05FAEE is RGB 5, 250, 238 — HSL 177°, 96%, 50% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #05FAEE?

Its complement is #FA0511; analogous partners are #05FA73 and #058CFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #05FAEE for text?

Black text on #05FAEE has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.