#05D9E8 · Turquoise

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#05D9E8 is a medium, highly saturated teal color, closest to Turquoise and near Turquoise and Sky Blue. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 204°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #05D9E8 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#05D9E8
RGBrgb(5, 217, 232)
HSLhsl(184, 96%, 46%)
CMYK98, 6, 0, 9
CSS var--turquoise
Contrast1.74:1 white · 12.1:1 black

Similar named colors

Turquoise #40E0D0Sky Blue #87CEEBBaby Blue #89CFF0Eucalyptus #44D7A8Cyan #00B7EB

How to use #05D9E8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #05D9E8 (12.1:1); white text does not (1.74:1).

For a calm scheme pair #05D9E8 with its analogous neighbors #05E684 and #0566E6; for contrast use its complement #E61405 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--turquoise: #05D9E8;

Shades & tints

#012B2E#02575D#03828B#04AEBA#05D9E8#37E1ED#69E8F1#9BF0F6#CDF7FA

Color harmonies for #05D9E8

Complementary

#05D9E8#E61405

Analogous

#05D9E8#05E684#0566E6

Triadic

#05D9E8#E605D7#D7E605

Split complementary

#05D9E8#E60566#E68405

Tetradic

#05D9E8#8405E6#E61405#66E605

Palettes with #05D9E8