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#03BBCD

#03bbcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#03bbcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.54% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 185.35°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.23.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.3997

Complementary

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #cd1503

Split complementary

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #cd0356
  3. #cd7a03

Analogous

  1. #03cd7a
  2. #03bbcd
  3. #0356cd

Triadic

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #cd03bb
  3. #bbcd03

Tetradic

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #1503cd
  3. #cd1503
  4. #bbcd03

Square

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #7a03cd
  3. #cd1503
  4. #56cd03

Monochromatic

  1. #013136
  2. #027682
  3. #03bbcd
  4. #21e8fc
  5. #6cf0fd

Shades

#03bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #03a8b9
  3. #0296a4
  4. #028390
  5. #02707b
  6. #025e67
  7. #014b52
  8. #01383e
  9. #012529
  10. #001315
  11. #000000

Tints

#03bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #1cc2d2
  3. #35c9d7
  4. #4fcfdc
  5. #68d6e1
  6. #81dde6
  7. #9ae4eb
  8. #b3ebf0
  9. #cdf1f5
  10. #e6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03bbcd
  2. #10b5c5
  3. #1cafbe
  4. #29a9b6
  5. #35a3ae
  6. #429ea7
  7. #4e989f
  8. #5b9297
  9. #678c8f
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b3ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a2cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74adcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03bbcd {
  color: #03bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-03bbcd {
  background-color: #03bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-03bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #03bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03bbcd, #0356cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.23 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.74 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.26 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.34 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.69 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.70 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.69 #fc4432 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#03bbcd  rgb(3, 187, 205)  hsl(185, 97%, 41%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd1503  rgb(205, 21, 3)  hsl(5, 97%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd03bb  rgb(205, 3, 187)  hsl(305, 97%, 41%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcd03  rgb(187, 205, 3)  hsl(65, 97%, 41%)  Pear