Close to Dark Turquoise
#03BDCE
#03BDCE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 74.1% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 97% saturation and 41% 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 #03BDCE.
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.
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9.17:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.29:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.17:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #03BDCE as they’d see it.
#03BDCE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #03BDCE
What color is #03BDCE?
#03BDCE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 74.1% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 97% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #03BDCE in RGB?
#03BDCE is rgb(3, 189, 206): 3 red, 189 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #03BDCE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 8, 0, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #03BDCE?
PANTONE 311 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #03BDCE?
Its complement #EA9680 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.