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Recognised as Colour

#03BBC5

  • #03BBC5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#03BBC5 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 187, 197 and HSL 183°, 97%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#03BBC5#03BBC5
HEX#03BBC5
RGBrgb(3, 187, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.7333, 0.7725
RGB percentages1.2%, 73.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(183.1, 97%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.1, 98.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK98.5%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer244,677
CSS custom property--colour: #03BBC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#FC443A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A2C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.4Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3Turquoise · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C50D03
Analogous#03C56E, #035AC5
Triadic#C503BB, #BBC503
Split complementary#C5035A, #C56E03
Tetradic#6E03C5, #C50D03, #5AC503

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97F8FD
Lighter +30%#64F5FD
Lighter +20%#32F1FC
Lighter +10%#04EBF7
Darker −10%#028B93
Darker −20%#015C61
Darker −30%#012C2E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BEC8
Less saturated −25%#1CA5AC

Channel breakdown

R3
G187
B197
Red3 (1.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue183.09°
Saturation (HSL)97%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G BB · B C5

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