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#03BF48 Color

#03BF48 is rgb(3, 191, 72) in RGB, hsl(142, 97%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 0%, 62%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03BF48
HEX#03BF48
RGBrgb(3, 191, 72)
HSLhsl(142, 97%, 38%)
HSVhsv(142, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 0%, 62%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.207 147.2)
LABlab(67.85% -60.42 46.63)
LCHlch(67.85% 76.32 142.34)

What #03BF48 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 #03BF48, 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.

#03BF48 Channel Values

How #03BF48 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 191 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 97% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03BF48 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 text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #03BF48 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #03BF48

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03BF48; 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 #03BF48

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03BF48.

How #03BF48 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#03BF48
Protanopia#B0B049
Protanomaly#8BB649
Deuteranopia#9F9F50
Deuteranomaly#7EAD4D
Tritanopia#45B5B5
Tritanomaly#35B996
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03BF48 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03bf48: #03BF48;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03BF48;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03bf48': '#03BF48' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.749, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_03bf48">#03BF48</color>
SVG fillfill="#03BF48"

More Green Colors

#03BF48 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03BF48 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03BF48?

#03BF48 is a dark green — rgb(3, 191, 72) in RGB and hsl(142, 97%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #03BF48?

#03BF48 is rgb(3, 191, 72) — red 3, green 191, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03BF48?

#03BF48 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 0%, 62%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03BF48 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #03BF48 scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03BF48 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03BF48 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.35, which is visibly different.

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