Recognised as Colour

#03B2B2

#03B2B2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#03B2B2 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 178, 178 and HSL 180°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#03B2B2#03B2B2

HEX#03B2B2

RGBrgb(3, 178, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.698, 0.698

RGB percentages1.2%, 69.8%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(180, 96.7%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 98.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK98.3%, 0%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer242,354

CSS custom property--colour: #03B2B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#FC4D4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A9B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9199B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 4.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9 Turquoise · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 4.52, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B20303

Analogous#03B25A, #035AB2

Triadic#B203B2, #B2B203

Split complementary#B2035A, #B25A03

Tetradic#5A03B2, #B20303, #5AB203

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#84FDFD

Lighter +30%#52FCFC

Lighter +20%#20FBFB

Lighter +10%#04E4E4

Darker −10%#028080

Darker −20%#014E4E

Darker −30%#001C1C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00B5B5

Less saturated −25%#1A9B9B

Channel breakdown

G178

B178

Red3 (1.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)96.69%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 03 · G B2 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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