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#03B577 Color

#03B577 is rgb(3, 181, 119) in RGB, hsl(159, 97%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 34%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Frog (#00A86B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03B577
HEX#03B577
RGBrgb(3, 181, 119)
HSLhsl(159, 97%, 36%)
HSVhsv(159, 98%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 34%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.154 159.9)
LABlab(65.17% -51.58 20.32)
LCHlch(65.17% 55.44 158.50)

What #03B577 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #03B577, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#03B577 Channel Values

How #03B577 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 3 · G 181 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 97% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 98% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03B577 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03B577

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03B577; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #03B577

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #03B577 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#03B577
Protanopia#A6A678
Protanomaly#84AC77
Deuteranopia#97977B
Deuteranomaly#77A479
Tritanopia#36AFAF
Tritanomaly#29B19B
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03B577 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-03b577: #03B577;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03B577;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03b577': '#03B577' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.710, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_03b577">#03B577</color>
SVG fillfill="#03B577"

More Green Colors

#03B577 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03B577 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03B577?

#03B577 is a dark green — rgb(3, 181, 119) in RGB and hsl(159, 97%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Frog (#00A86B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #03B577?

#03B577 is rgb(3, 181, 119) — red 3, green 181, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03B577?

#03B577 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 34%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03B577 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #03B577 scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03B577 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03B577 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 6.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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