Close to Tiffany Blue
#03BCBC
#03BCBC is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tiffany Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 73.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 97% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #03BCBC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.35:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.92:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.35:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.92:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #03BCBC as they’d see it.
#03BCBC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #03BCBC
What color is #03BCBC?
#03BCBC is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tiffany Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 73.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 97% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #03BCBC in RGB?
#03BCBC is rgb(3, 188, 188): 3 red, 188 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #03BCBC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 0, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #03BCBC?
PANTONE 3125 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #03BCBC?
Its complement #EA927D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.