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Recognised as Colour

#03A857

  • #03A857
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#03A857 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 168, 87 and HSL 151°, 96%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#03A857#03A857
HEX#03A857
RGBrgb(3, 168, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6588, 0.3412
RGB percentages1.2%, 65.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(150.5, 96.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.5, 98.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK98.2%, 0%, 48.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer239,703
CSS custom property--colour: #03A857;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#FC57A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89951no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#988D5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.2Forest green · ΔE 17.6Sea green · ΔE 21.3Green · ΔE 23.4Light green · ΔE 28Dark green · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A80354
Analogous#03A804, #03A7A8
Triadic#5703A8, #A85703
Split complementary#A803A7, #A80403
Tetradic#0403A8, #A80354, #A7A803

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7AFDBD
Lighter +30%#48FCA4
Lighter +20%#16FB8B
Lighter +10%#04DA71
Darker −10%#02763D
Darker −20%#014423
Darker −30%#001209
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AB57
Less saturated −25%#189357

Channel breakdown

R3
G168
B87
Red3 (1.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue150.55°
Saturation (HSL)96.49%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G A8 · B 57

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