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#30D5BC Color

#30D5BC is rgb(48, 213, 188) in RGB, hsl(171, 66%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 12%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#30D5BC
HEX#30D5BC
RGBrgb(48, 213, 188)
HSLhsl(171, 66%, 51%)
HSVhsv(171, 77%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 12%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.134 179.6)
LABlab(76.92% -46.92 0.01)
LCHlch(76.92% 46.92 179.99)

What #30D5BC 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 #30D5BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.44Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 11.15Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.62Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.05Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.13Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 13.59

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

#30D5BC Channel Values

How #30D5BC 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 213 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 66% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 77% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #30D5BC 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #30D5BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #30D5BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #30D5BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#30D5BC
Complementary
#D53048
Analogous
#30D569
Analogous
#309BD5
Triadic
#BC30D5
Triadic
#D5BC30
Split comp.
#D5309B
Split comp.
#D56930

Tints & Shades of #30D5BC

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.

Tints

#4DDBC5
#67E0CE
#84E6D7
#A2ECE1
#C0F2EA
#D9F7F3

Shades

#26BAA4
#21A18E
#1B8374
#156659
#0F483F
#0A2F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #30D5BC.

How #30D5BC 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#30D5BC
Protanopia#C5C5BC
Protanomaly#9FCBBC
Deuteranopia#B4B4BF
Deuteranomaly#91C2BE
Tritanopia#3FD2D2
Tritanomaly#3AD3CA
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #30D5BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-30d5bc: #30D5BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #30D5BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-30d5bc': '#30D5BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.835, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_30d5bc">#30D5BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#30D5BC"

More Teal Colors

#30D5BC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#30D5BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #30D5BC?

#30D5BC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(48, 213, 188) in RGB and hsl(171, 66%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #30D5BC?

#30D5BC is rgb(48, 213, 188) — red 48, green 213, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #30D5BC?

#30D5BC converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 12%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #30D5BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #30D5BC scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #30D5BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #30D5BC 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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