Bright Sea Green #05FFA6
Bright Sea Green is a light, vivid green with hex code #05FFA6 and RGB rgb(5, 255, 166).
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Black text reads best on this color (15.86:1).
About this color
#05FFA6 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 88%, its chroma 0.202 and its hue 159°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Bright Sea Green. Black text reads best on it, at 15.86:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (88%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.202) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Bright Sea Green |
| Black text | 15.86:1 |
| White text | 1.32:1 |
Colors that go with Bright Sea Green
Matches found by rotating Bright Sea Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Bright Sea Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Bright Sea Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Bright Sea Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Spring Green #00FA9A ΔE 0.017
- Greenish Turquoise #00FBB0 ΔE 0.019
- Light Green Blue #56FCA2 ΔE 0.020
- Greenish Cyan #2AFEB7 ΔE 0.024
- Wintergreen #20F986 ΔE 0.036
- Turquoise Green #04F489 ΔE 0.040
- Spring Green #00FF7F ΔE 0.045
- Minty Green #0BF77D ΔE 0.047
More about Bright Sea Green
How to make Bright Sea Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts white
- 2 parts green
- 1 part yellow
Recipe result: #A5E197, a difference of ΔE 0.105 from Bright Sea Green. Bright Sea Green is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made green paint and adjust it.
Codes for Bright Sea Green in every format
| HEX | #05FFA6 |
| RGB | rgb(5, 255, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 100%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.2% 0.202 159) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #05FFA6 | 1.32:1 | Fails | Lc -17.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #05FFA6 | 15.86:1 | AAA | Lc 88.4 | Fine for body text |
| #05FFA6 text on white | 1.32:1 | Fails | Lc 15.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #05FFA6 text on black | 15.86:1 | AAA | Lc -88.5 | Fine for body text |
Shades and tints of Bright Sea Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.
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Step 50
50
#E3FDED
oklch(97.1% 0.034 158.7)
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Step 100
100
#BFFAD8
oklch(93.6% 0.075 159.3)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#05FFA6
oklch(88.2% 0.202 159)
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Step 300
300
#00E494
oklch(81% 0.186 159.1)
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Step 400
400
#00BE7A
oklch(70.7% 0.163 158.9)
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Step 500
500
#00A368
oklch(63.1% 0.145 158.9)
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Step 600
600
#008957
oklch(55.5% 0.128 159.1)
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Step 700
700
#007349
oklch(49% 0.112 159.4)
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Step 800
800
#005F3B
oklch(42.8% 0.098 159.1)
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Step 900
900
#004F30
oklch(37.7% 0.087 158.9)
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Step 950
950
#002F1B
oklch(26.9% 0.062 159.3)
Bright Sea Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #FCEAA0 | 0.188 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E4D9AC | 0.183 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00FEE8 | 0.089 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #E0E0E0 | 0.204 |
Use Bright Sea Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.