Close to Aqua Marine
#03CFAF
#03CFAF is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 81.2% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 171°, 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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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #03CFAF.
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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #03CFAF as they’d see it.
#03CFAF in use
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Questions about #03CFAF
What color is #03CFAF?
#03CFAF is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 81.2% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 97% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #03CFAF in RGB?
#03CFAF is rgb(3, 207, 175): 3 red, 207 green, and 175 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #03CFAF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 0, 15, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #03CFAF?
PANTONE 3265 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #03CFAF?
Its complement #FC9F93 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.