Recognised as Colour

#03DFD6

#03DFD6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#03DFD6 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 223, 214 and HSL 178°, 97%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#03DFD6

RGBrgb(3, 223, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.8745, 0.8392

RGB percentages1.2%, 87.5%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(177.5, 97.3%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.5, 98.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK98.7%, 0%, 4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer253,910

CSS custom property--colour: #03DFD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#FC2029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1D2D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C0D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00E5DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.5 Aqua · ΔE 12.2 Cyan · ΔE 12.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.78, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF030C

Analogous#03DF68, #037ADF

Triadic#D603DF, #DFD603

Split complementary#DF037A, #DF6803

Tetradic#6803DF, #DF030C, #7ADF03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0FEFB

Lighter +30%#7EFDF8

Lighter +20%#4BFDF5

Lighter +10%#19FCF3

Darker −10%#02ADA6

Darker −20%#027A75

Darker −30%#014845

Darker −40%#001615

More saturated +25%#00E2D9

Less saturated −25%#1FC3BC

Channel breakdown

G223

B214

Red3 (1.2%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue177.55°

Saturation (HSL)97.35%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 03 · G DF · B D6

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