Palettes / Colors / #03AED2

#03AED2 — Vivid Teal

#03AED2 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

#03AED2 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 #D32603; it also sits naturally between #03D38E and #0348D3. 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 68% · Blue 82%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

Previews

CSS code for #03AED2

.text { color: #03AED2; }
.background { background-color: #03AED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03AED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 174, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 97%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03AED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 174, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03AED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 174, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#03AED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#03AED2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #03AED2

Tints of #03AED2

Tones of #03AED2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D32603:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #03AED2: #000000.

How #03AED2 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 #03AED2

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #03AED1  ·  #03AED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #03AED2?

#03AED2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 3, 174, 210). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #03AED2?

#03AED2 is RGB 3, 174, 210 — HSL 190°, 97%, 42% — CMYK 99%, 17%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #03AED2?

Its complement is #D32603; analogous partners are #03D38E and #0348D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #03AED2 for text?

Black text on #03AED2 has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.