Palettes / Colors / #05FFDD

#05FFDD — Vivid Teal

#05FFDD 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 #05FFDD 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.

#05FFDD 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 #FF0526; it also sits naturally between #05FF61 and #05A3FF. 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 87%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #05FFDD

.text { color: #05FFDD; }
.background { background-color: #05FFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05FFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 255, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05FFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 255, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05FFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 255, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF0526:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #05FFDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05FFDD

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 #05FFDD 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 #05FFDD 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 #05FFDD?

#05FFDD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 5, 255, 221). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #05FFDD?

#05FFDD is RGB 5, 255, 221 — HSL 172°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #05FFDD?

Its complement is #FF0526; analogous partners are #05FF61 and #05A3FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #05FFDD for text?

Black text on #05FFDD has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.