What color is #05C902?

#05C902 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Demeter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05C902?

The RGB value is 5, 201, 2: 5 red, 201 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05C902?

The complementary color is #C602C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05C902?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05C902 color

#05C902 rgb(5, 201, 2)

Shades of green

The hex color #05C902 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 78.8% green and 0.8% blue (5, 201, 2).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 98% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 0% magenta, 99% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Demeter Green (#02CC02), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#05C902 color codes

HEX	`#05C902`
RGB	`rgb(5, 201, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 78.8%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 98%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 99%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 0%, 99%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -71.8, 69.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 99.82, 136)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.959, 41.807, 7.022)`
Decimal	`379138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05C902, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #05C902	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#05C902 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #05C902 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05c902; }
.text { color: #05c902; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05c902; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 201 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05c902, #02c963); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #05C902?: #05C902 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Demeter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05C902?: The RGB value is 5, 201, 2: 5 red, 201 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05C902?: The complementary color is #C602C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05C902?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.