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#03CE73 Color

#03CE73 is rgb(3, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(153, 97%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03CE73
HEX#03CE73
RGBrgb(3, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(153, 97%, 41%)
HSVhsv(153, 99%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.188 154)
LABlab(73.09% -59.91 32.69)
LCHlch(73.09% 68.25 151.38)

What #03CE73 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 #03CE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.14Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.88Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.45Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 15.19Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 15.67Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 16.16

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

#03CE73 Channel Values

How #03CE73 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 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 97% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 99% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03CE73 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #03CE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #03CE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03CE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#03CE73
Complementary
#CE035E
Analogous
#03CE0D
Analogous
#03C4CE
Triadic
#7303CE
Triadic
#CE7303
Split comp.
#CE03C4
Split comp.
#CE0D03

Tints & Shades of #03CE73

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.

Tints

#04F689
#27FC9C
#4FFCAE
#7CFDC3
#A5FED6
#CDFEE8

Shades

#03B565
#029754
#027E46
#026438
#014B2A
#012D19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03CE73.

How #03CE73 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#03CE73
Protanopia#BEBE74
Protanomaly#97C474
Deuteranopia#ACAC78
Deuteranomaly#89BB76
Tritanopia#44C5C5
Tritanomaly#35C9AB
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03CE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03ce73: #03CE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03CE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03ce73': '#03CE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_03ce73">#03CE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#03CE73"

More Green Colors

#03CE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#03CE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03CE73?

#03CE73 is a mid-tone green — rgb(3, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(153, 97%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #03CE73?

#03CE73 is rgb(3, 206, 115) — red 3, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03CE73?

#03CE73 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03CE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #03CE73 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03CE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03CE73 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 16.16, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.