Recognised as Colour

#03B159

#03B159
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#03B159 is a green with RGB values 3, 177, 89 and HSL 150°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#03B159

RGBrgb(3, 177, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6941, 0.349

RGB percentages1.2%, 69.4%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(149.7, 96.7%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(149.7, 98.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK98.3%, 0%, 49.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer242,009

CSS custom property--colour: #03B159;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#FC4EA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2A152no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1955Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00AE9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.1 Forest green · ΔE 18.7 Green · ΔE 24 Light green · ΔE 25.9 Sea green · ΔE 26 Medium spring green · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1035B

Analogous#04B103, #03B1B0

Triadic#5903B1, #B15903

Split complementary#B003B1, #B10304

Tetradic#0304B1, #B1035B, #B1B003

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#83FDBF

Lighter +30%#51FCA6

Lighter +20%#1FFB8C

Lighter +10%#04E372

Darker −10%#027F40

Darker −20%#014D27

Darker −30%#001B0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00B459

Less saturated −25%#199B59

Channel breakdown

G177

B89

Red3 (1.2%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue149.66°

Saturation (HSL)96.67%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 03 · G B1 · B 59

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Colour values

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