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#03CFDD Color

#03CFDD is rgb(3, 207, 221) in RGB, hsl(184, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 6%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03CFDD
HEX#03CFDD
RGBrgb(3, 207, 221)
HSLhsl(184, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(184, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 6%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.132 203.5)
LABlab(75.53% -39.88 -19.70)
LCHlch(75.53% 44.48 206.28)

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

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 6.07Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 7.76Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 10.14Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.82Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 12.73Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 12.92

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

#03CFDD Channel Values

How #03CFDD 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 207 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03CFDD 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #03CFDD

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

Base
#03CFDD
Complementary
#DD1203
Analogous
#03DD7F
Analogous
#0362DD
Triadic
#DD03CF
Triadic
#CFDD03
Split comp.
#DD0362
Split comp.
#DD7F03

Tints & Shades of #03CFDD

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

#0EEBFB
#31EEFC
#59F2FC
#81F5FD
#AAF8FE
#CDFBFE

Shades

#03B2BF
#039BA6
#027F88
#026369
#01464B
#012F32

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

How #03CFDD 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#03CFDD
Protanopia#BEBEDD
Protanomaly#97C5DD
Deuteranopia#ADADDF
Deuteranomaly#89BCDE
Tritanopia#00D1D1
Tritanomaly#00D0D6
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03CFDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03cfdd: #03CFDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03CFDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03cfdd': '#03CFDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.812, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_03cfdd">#03CFDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#03CFDD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#03CFDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03CFDD?

#03CFDD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(3, 207, 221) in RGB and hsl(184, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #03CFDD?

#03CFDD is rgb(3, 207, 221) — red 3, green 207, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03CFDD?

#03CFDD converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 6%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03CFDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #03CFDD scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #03CFDD 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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