Close to Dark Turquoise
#03E5FA
#03E5FA is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 89.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 98% saturation and 50% 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 #03E5FA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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 #03E5FA as they’d see it.
#03E5FA in use
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Questions about #03E5FA
What color is #03E5FA?
#03E5FA is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 89.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 98% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #03E5FA in RGB?
#03E5FA is rgb(3, 229, 250): 3 red, 229 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #03E5FA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 8, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #03E5FA?
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 #03E5FA?
Its complement #FDC2B3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.