Palettes / Colors / #03BF4E
#03BF4E — Vivid Green
#03BF4E is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #03BF4E 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.
#03BF4E 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 #BF0374; it also sits naturally between #16BF03 and #03BFAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #03BF4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 3, 191, 78 |
| HSL | 144°, 97%, 38% |
| HSV | 144°, 98%, 75% |
| CMYK | 98%, 0%, 59%, 25% |
| XYZ | 20.04, 37.83, 13.45 |
| Yxy | 37.83, 0.2810, 0.5304 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.90, -64.01, 45.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.51, -46.92, 27.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 75% · Blue 31%
Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #03BF4E
.text { color: #03BF4E; }
.background { background-color: #03BF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03BF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 191, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03BF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 191, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03BF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 191, 78, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#03BF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#03BF4E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #03BF4E
Tints of #03BF4E
Tones of #03BF4E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BF0374:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #03BF4E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #03BF4E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #03BF4E: ·
How #03BF4E 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 #03BF4E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #03BF4E?
#03BF4E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 3, 191, 78). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #03BF4E?
#03BF4E is RGB 3, 191, 78 — HSL 144°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 59%, 25%.
What colors go with #03BF4E?
Its complement is #BF0374; analogous partners are #16BF03 and #03BFAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #03BF4E for text?
Black text on #03BF4E has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.