Palettes / Colors / #05FFDA

#05FFDA — Vivid Teal

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

#05FFDA 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 #FF052B; it also sits naturally between #05FF5D and #05A8FF. 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 85%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #05FFDA

.text { color: #05FFDA; }
.background { background-color: #05FFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05FFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 255, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05FFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 255, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05FFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 255, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #05FFDA

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Tones of #05FFDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF052B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #05FFDA: #000000.

How #05FFDA 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 #05FFDA 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 #05FFDA?

#05FFDA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 5, 255, 218). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #05FFDA?

#05FFDA is RGB 5, 255, 218 — HSL 171°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 15%, 0%.

What colors go with #05FFDA?

Its complement is #FF052B; analogous partners are #05FF5D and #05A8FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #05FFDA for text?

Black text on #05FFDA has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.