Palettes / Colors / #03FCBA
#03FCBA — Vivid Teal
#03FCBA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumSpringGreen (#00FA9A). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) — not an exact match. CSS mediumspringgreen gives you #00FA9A, a different color; use #03FCBA 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.
#03FCBA 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 #FC0345; it also sits naturally between #03FC3D and #03C2FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #03FCBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 3, 252, 186 |
| HSL | 164°, 98%, 50% |
| HSV | 164°, 99%, 99% |
| CMYK | 99%, 0%, 26%, 1% |
| XYZ | 43.71, 73.19, 58.28 |
| Yxy | 73.19, 0.2495, 0.4178 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.54, -64.65, 17.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.55, -54.79, 15.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 99% · Blue 73%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #03FCBA
.text { color: #03FCBA; }
.background { background-color: #03FCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03FCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 252, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03FCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 252, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03FCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 252, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#03FCBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#03FCBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FC0345:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #03FCBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #03FCBA
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 #03FCBA: ·
How #03FCBA 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 #03FCBA 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 #03FCBA?
#03FCBA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 3, 252, 186). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #03FCBA?
#03FCBA is RGB 3, 252, 186 — HSL 164°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 26%, 1%.
What colors go with #03FCBA?
Its complement is #FC0345; analogous partners are #03FC3D and #03C2FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #03FCBA for text?
Black text on #03FCBA has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.