Palettes / Colors / #03ABA8

#03ABA8 — Vivid Teal

#03ABA8 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#03ABA8 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AB0305; it also sits naturally between #03AB54 and #035AAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #03ABA8

.text { color: #03ABA8; }
.background { background-color: #03ABA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03ABA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 171, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 97%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03ABA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 171, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03ABA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 171, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#03ABA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#03ABA8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #03ABA8

Tints of #03ABA8

Tones of #03ABA8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB0305:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #03ABA8: #000000.

How #03ABA8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #03ABA8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #03ABA7  ·  #03ABA9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #03ABA8?

#03ABA8 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 3, 171, 168). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #03ABA8?

#03ABA8 is RGB 3, 171, 168 — HSL 179°, 97%, 34% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 2%, 33%.

What colors go with #03ABA8?

Its complement is #AB0305; analogous partners are #03AB54 and #035AAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #03ABA8 for text?

Black text on #03ABA8 has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.