Palettes / Colors / #03BCBF

#03BCBF — Vivid Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #03BCBF 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.

#03BCBF 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 #BF0603; it also sits naturally between #03BF64 and #035EBF. 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 74% · Blue 75%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #03BCBF

.text { color: #03BCBF; }
.background { background-color: #03BCBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03BCBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 188, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03BCBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 188, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03BCBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 188, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF0603:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #03BCBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #03BCBF

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 #03BCBF 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 #03BCBF 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

← #03BCBE  ·  #03BCC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #03BCBF?

#03BCBF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 3, 188, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #03BCBF?

#03BCBF is RGB 3, 188, 191 — HSL 181°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 98%, 2%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #03BCBF?

Its complement is #BF0603; analogous partners are #03BF64 and #035EBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #03BCBF for text?

Black text on #03BCBF has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.