Recognised as Colour
#03A1BC
- #03A1BC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#03A1BC is a cyan with RGB values 3, 161, 188 and HSL 189°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#03A1BC#03A1BC
HEX#03A1BC
RGBrgb(3, 161, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6314, 0.7373
RGB percentages1.2%, 63.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(188.8, 96.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 98.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK98.4%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer238,012
CSS custom property--colour: #03A1BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FC5E43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC1E03
Analogous#03BC7B, #0344BC
Triadic#BC03A1, #A1BC03
Split complementary#BC0345, #BC7B03
Tetradic#7A03BC, #BC1E03, #44BC03
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G161
B188
Red3 (1.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue188.76°
Saturation (HSL)96.86%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G A1 · B BC
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