What color is #30DE42?

#30DE42 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30DE42?

The RGB value is 48, 222, 66: 48 red, 222 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30DE42?

The complementary color is #DE30CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30DE42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30DE42 color

#30DE42 rgb(48, 222, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #30DE42 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 87.1% green and 25.9% blue (48, 222, 66).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 73% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alarming Slime (#2CE335), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#30DE42 color codes

HEX	`#30DE42`
RGB	`rgb(48, 222, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 87.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 73%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 78%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 70%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, -71.33, 61.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 94.06, 139.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.322, 53.261, 13.941)`
Decimal	`3202626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30DE42, 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 #30DE42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#30DE42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #30DE42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30de42; }
.text { color: #30de42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30de42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 222 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30de42, #30de99); }

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Questions

What color is #30DE42?: #30DE42 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30DE42?: The RGB value is 48, 222, 66: 48 red, 222 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30DE42?: The complementary color is #DE30CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30DE42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.