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#30828D Color

#30828D is rgb(48, 130, 141) in RGB, hsl(187, 49%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 8%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#30828D
HEX#30828D
RGBrgb(48, 130, 141)
HSLhsl(187, 49%, 37%)
HSVhsv(187, 66%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 8%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.079 207.6)
LABlab(49.83% -22.86 -13.71)
LCHlch(49.83% 26.65 210.95)

What #30828D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #30828D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#30828D Channel Values

How #30828D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 48 · G 130 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 49% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 66% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #30828D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #30828D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #30828D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #30828D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #30828D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #30828D.

How #30828D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#30828D
Protanopia#79798D
Protanomaly#637D8D
Deuteranopia#6F6F8E
Deuteranomaly#5C778E
Tritanopia#2B8383
Tritanomaly#2D8387
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #30828D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-30828d: #30828D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #30828D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-30828d': '#30828D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.510, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_30828d">#30828D</color>
SVG fillfill="#30828D"

More Teal Colors

#30828D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#30828D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #30828D?

#30828D is a dark teal — rgb(48, 130, 141) in RGB and hsl(187, 49%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.43.

What is the RGB value of #30828D?

#30828D is rgb(48, 130, 141) — red 48, green 130, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #30828D?

#30828D converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 8%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #30828D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #30828D scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #30828D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #30828D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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