What color is #30F8F5?

#30F8F5 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30F8F5?

The RGB value is 48, 248, 245: 48 red, 248 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30F8F5?

The complementary color is #F83033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30F8F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30F8F5 color

#30F8F5 rgb(48, 248, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #30F8F5 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 97.3% green and 96.1% blue (48, 248, 245).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 93% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Water (#00FCFC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#30F8F5 color codes

HEX	`#30F8F5`
RGB	`rgb(48, 248, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 97.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 93%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 81%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.09, -45.97, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.09, 47.49, 194.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.26, 74.349, 98.018)`
Decimal	`3209461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30F8F5, 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 #30F8F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#30F8F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #30F8F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30f8f5; }
.text { color: #30f8f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30f8f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 248 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30f8f5, #3097f8); }

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Questions

What color is #30F8F5?: #30F8F5 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30F8F5?: The RGB value is 48, 248, 245: 48 red, 248 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30F8F5?: The complementary color is #F83033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30F8F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.