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#03BC89

#03bc89 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#03bc89 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 73.73% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.13% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 163.46°, with 96.86% saturation and 37.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3779

Complementary

  1. #03bc89
  2. #bc0336

Split complementary

  1. #03bc89
  2. #bc0392
  3. #bc2c03

Analogous

  1. #03bc2c
  2. #03bc89
  3. #0392bc

Triadic

  1. #03bc89
  2. #8903bc
  3. #bc8903

Tetradic

  1. #03bc89
  2. #0336bc
  3. #bc0336
  4. #bc8903

Square

  1. #03bc89
  2. #2c03bc
  3. #bc0336
  4. #92bc03

Monochromatic

  1. #01251b
  2. #027152
  3. #03bc89
  4. #10fbba
  5. #5cfcd0

Shades

#03bc89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03bc89
  2. #03a97b
  3. #02966e
  4. #028460
  5. #027152
  6. #025e45
  7. #014b37
  8. #013829
  9. #01261b
  10. #00130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#03bc89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03bc89
  2. #1cc395
  3. #35c9a1
  4. #4fd0ac
  5. #68d7b8
  6. #81dec4
  7. #9ae4d0
  8. #b3ebdc
  9. #cdf2e7
  10. #e6f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03bc89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03bc89
  2. #10b688
  3. #1cb087
  4. #29aa86
  5. #35a485
  6. #429e85
  7. #4e9884
  8. #5b9283
  9. #678c82
  10. #748681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83af9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8ad86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a08c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b387 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83ac8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03bc89 {
  color: #03bc89;
}
Background
.bg-03bc89 {
  background-color: #03bc89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-03bc89 {
  border: 2px solid #03bc89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03bc89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 188 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03bc89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03bc89, #0392bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03bc89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 188 137 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.17 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.24 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.44 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.59 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.66 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.79 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.88 #fc4376 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Mint
#03bc89  rgb(3, 188, 137)  hsl(163, 97%, 37%)  Mint
#bc0336  rgb(188, 3, 54)  hsl(343, 97%, 37%)  Cardinal
#8903bc  rgb(137, 3, 188)  hsl(283, 97%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#bc8903  rgb(188, 137, 3)  hsl(43, 97%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod