What color is #30AB8C?

#30AB8C is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30AB8C?

The RGB value is 48, 171, 140: 48 red, 171 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30AB8C?

The complementary color is #AB304F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30AB8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30AB8C color

#30AB8C rgb(48, 171, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #30AB8C is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 67.1% green and 54.9% blue (48, 171, 140).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 56% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Herbal (#29AB87), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#30AB8C color codes

HEX	`#30AB8C`
RGB	`rgb(48, 171, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 67.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 56%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 72%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, -40.81, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 41.31, 171.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.513, 31.645, 29.833)`
Decimal	`3189644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30AB8C, 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 #30AB8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#30AB8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #30AB8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30ab8c; }
.text { color: #30ab8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30ab8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 171 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30ab8c, #308cab); }

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Questions

What color is #30AB8C?: #30AB8C is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30AB8C?: The RGB value is 48, 171, 140: 48 red, 171 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30AB8C?: The complementary color is #AB304F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30AB8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.