Palettes / Colors / #05FFAC

#05FFAC — Vivid Teal

#05FFAC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumSpringGreen (#00FA9A). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) — not an exact match. CSS mediumspringgreen gives you #00FA9A, a different color; use #05FFAC 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.

#05FFAC 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 #FF0558; it also sits naturally between #05FF2F and #05D5FF. 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 100% · Blue 67%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #05FFAC

.text { color: #05FFAC; }
.background { background-color: #05FFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05FFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 255, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05FFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 255, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05FFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 255, 172, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF0558:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #05FFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05FFAC

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 #05FFAC 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 #05FFAC 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

← #05FFAB  ·  #05FFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #05FFAC?

#05FFAC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 5, 255, 172). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #05FFAC?

#05FFAC is RGB 5, 255, 172 — HSL 160°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #05FFAC?

Its complement is #FF0558; analogous partners are #05FF2F and #05D5FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #05FFAC for text?

Black text on #05FFAC has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.