What color is #03FF81?

#03FF81 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Spring Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03FF81?

The RGB value is 3, 255, 129: 3 red, 255 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03FF81?

The complementary color is #FF0381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03FF81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03FF81 color

#03FF81 rgb(3, 255, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #03FF81 is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 100% green and 50.6% blue (3, 255, 129).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#03FF81 color codes

HEX	`#03FF81`
RGB	`rgb(3, 255, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 100%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 99%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.5, -76.52, 46.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.5, 89.35, 148.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.756, 73.119, 32.783)`
Decimal	`262017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03FF81, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #03FF81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#03FF81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #03FF81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03ff81; }
.text { color: #03ff81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03ff81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 255 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03ff81, #03ffff); }

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Questions

What color is #03FF81?: #03FF81 is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Spring Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03FF81?: The RGB value is 3, 255, 129: 3 red, 255 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03FF81?: The complementary color is #FF0381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03FF81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.