Palettes / Colors / #03B520

#03B520 — Vivid Green

#03B520 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #03B520 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#03B520 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #B50397; it also sits naturally between #3EB503 and #03B579. 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 71% · Blue 13%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #03B520

.text { color: #03B520; }
.background { background-color: #03B520; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03B520; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 181, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(130, 97%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03B520; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 181, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03B520; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 181, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#03B520">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#03B520">Div content here</div>

Shades of #03B520

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B50397:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #03B520: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #03B520

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #03B520 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 #03B520 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

← #03B51F  ·  #03B521 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #03B520?

#03B520 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 3, 181, 32). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #03B520?

#03B520 is RGB 3, 181, 32 — HSL 130°, 97%, 36% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 82%, 29%.

What colors go with #03B520?

Its complement is #B50397; analogous partners are #3EB503 and #03B579. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #03B520 for text?

Black text on #03B520 has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.