What color is #30A7CF?

#30A7CF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Laguna. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30A7CF?

The RGB value is 48, 167, 207: 48 red, 167 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30A7CF?

The complementary color is #CF5830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30A7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30A7CF color

#30A7CF rgb(48, 167, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #30A7CF is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 65.5% green and 81.2% blue (48, 167, 207).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 62% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Laguna (#36A5C9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#30A7CF color codes

HEX	`#30A7CF`
RGB	`rgb(48, 167, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 65.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 62%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 77%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, -18.91, -29.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 35.14, 237.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.295, 32.768, 63.958)`
Decimal	`3188687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30A7CF, 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 #30A7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#30A7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #30A7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30a7cf; }
.text { color: #30a7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30a7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 167 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30a7cf, #3057cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #30A7CF?: #30A7CF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Laguna. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30A7CF?: The RGB value is 48, 167, 207: 48 red, 167 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30A7CF?: The complementary color is #CF5830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30A7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.