Recognised as Colour

#03ABB8

#03ABB8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#03ABB8 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 171, 184 and HSL 184°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#03ABB8

RGBrgb(3, 171, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6706, 0.7216

RGB percentages1.2%, 67.1%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(184.3, 96.8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 98.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK98.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer240,568

CSS custom property--colour: #03ABB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#FC5447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA3B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#8794B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00B3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 14.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Teal · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B81003

Analogous#03B86A, #0351B8

Triadic#B803AB, #ABB803

Split complementary#B80351, #B86A03

Tetradic#6A03B8, #B81003, #51B803

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8AF5FD

Lighter +30%#58F0FC

Lighter +20%#26ECFB

Lighter +10%#04DAEA

Darker −10%#027C86

Darker −20%#014E54

Darker −30%#011F21

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00AEBB

Less saturated −25%#1A97A1

Channel breakdown

G171

B184

Red3 (1.2%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue184.31°

Saturation (HSL)96.79%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G AB · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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