Palettes / Colors / #03BFBC

#03BFBC — Vivid Teal

#03BFBC 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 #03BFBC 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.

#03BFBC 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 #BF0306; it also sits naturally between #03BF5E and #0364BF. 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 75% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #03BFBC

.text { color: #03BFBC; }
.background { background-color: #03BFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03BFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03BFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03BFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 191, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #03BFBC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF0306:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #03BFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #03BFBC

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 #03BFBC 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 #03BFBC 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

← #03BFBB  ·  #03BFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #03BFBC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #03BFBC?

#03BFBC is RGB 3, 191, 188 — HSL 179°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #03BFBC?

Its complement is #BF0306; analogous partners are #03BF5E and #0364BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #03BFBC for text?

Black text on #03BFBC has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.