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#03DDAA Color

#03DDAA is rgb(3, 221, 170) in RGB, hsl(166, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 23%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03DDAA
HEX#03DDAA
RGBrgb(3, 221, 170)
HSLhsl(166, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(166, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 23%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.16 168.5)
LABlab(78.63% -55.92 11.85)
LCHlch(78.63% 57.16 168.03)

What #03DDAA 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 #03DDAA, 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.

#03DDAA Channel Values

How #03DDAA 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 221 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03DDAA 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03DDAA

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

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 #03DDAA.

How #03DDAA 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#03DDAA
Protanopia#CBCBAB
Protanomaly#A2D3AA
Deuteranopia#B9B9AE
Deuteranomaly#93C8AC
Tritanopia#3AD7D7
Tritanomaly#2CDAC7
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03DDAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03ddaa: #03DDAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03DDAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03ddaa': '#03DDAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.867, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_03ddaa">#03DDAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#03DDAA"

More Green Colors

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

#03DDAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03DDAA?

#03DDAA is a mid-tone green — rgb(3, 221, 170) in RGB and hsl(166, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #03DDAA?

#03DDAA is rgb(3, 221, 170) — red 3, green 221, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03DDAA?

#03DDAA converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 23%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03DDAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #03DDAA scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #03DDAA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.46, which is visibly different.

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