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#03ECFC Color

#03ECFC is rgb(3, 236, 252) in RGB, hsl(184, 98%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 6%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03ECFC
HEX#03ECFC
RGBrgb(3, 236, 252)
HSLhsl(184, 98%, 50%)
HSVhsv(184, 99%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 6%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.146 203.6)
LABlab(85.02% -43.99 -21.82)
LCHlch(85.02% 49.11 206.38)

What #03ECFC 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 #03ECFC, 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 teal in the library.

#03ECFC Channel Values

How #03ECFC 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 236 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 98% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 99% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03ECFC 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03ECFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03ECFC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #03ECFC

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

Shades

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

How #03ECFC 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#03ECFC
Protanopia#D9D9FC
Protanomaly#ADE1FC
Deuteranopia#C6C6FF
Deuteranomaly#9DD6FE
Tritanopia#00EEEE
Tritanomaly#00EDF4
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03ECFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03ecfc: #03ECFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03ECFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03ecfc': '#03ECFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.925, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_03ecfc">#03ECFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#03ECFC"

More Teal Colors

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

#03ECFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03ECFC?

#03ECFC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(3, 236, 252) in RGB and hsl(184, 98%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.37.

What is the RGB value of #03ECFC?

#03ECFC is rgb(3, 236, 252) — red 3, green 236, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03ECFC?

#03ECFC converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 6%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03ECFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #03ECFC scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #03ECFC 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 11.1, which is visibly different.

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