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#30f4af

a balanced, electric green · cool · closest name: Medium Spring Green

RGB
48, 244, 175
HSL
159°, 90%, 57%
CMYK
80, 0, 28, 4
Luminance
0.6842

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #30f4af is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#30f4af
Hue
159°
green
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6842
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
79/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.68:1
Closest name
Medium Spring Green
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue159° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool79% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#30f4af
RGBrgb(48, 244, 175)
HSLhsl(159, 90%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 4%)
LABlab(86.2 -61.9 20.3)
LCHlch(86.2 65.1 161.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.860 0.177 163.0)
Decimal3208367
Display P3color(display-p3 0.188 0.957 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #30f4af;
background-color: #30f4af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#30f4af] bg-[#30f4af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #30f4af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.188, green: 0.957, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#30f4af")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF30F4AF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 244, 48)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #30f4af · 14.68:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.68:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #30f4af as text scores 1.43:1 on white and 14.68:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#30f4af on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#30f4af on black: 14.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F0E2AB
deuteranopia · #D9D1B4
tritanopia · #00F4E1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #30f4af is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDF9
#E5FBF3
#C3F8E6
#94F9D6
#5FF7C1
#30f4af
#0CE89B
#0AC281
#089B67
#0B704C
#074630
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF9Darkest = 950 · #074630
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF9;
  --brand-100: #E5FBF3;
  --brand-200: #C3F8E6;
  --brand-300: #94F9D6;
  --brand-400: #5FF7C1;
  --brand-500: #30f4af;
  --brand-600: #0CE89B;
  --brand-700: #0AC281;
  --brand-800: #089B67;
  --brand-900: #0B704C;
  --brand-950: #074630;
  --brand: #30f4af;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #30f4af

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDDD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B7F
Captions on the surface
Accent#F82CA7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#067951
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FEF6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241F
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #30f4af

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F43075
Analogous left#30F44D
Analogous right#30D7F4
Split-complement 1#F430D7
Split-complement 2#F44D30
Triadic 1#AF30F4
Triadic 2#F4AF30
Tetradic#4D30F4

RGB percentages

Red18.8%
Green95.7%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow28.3%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#30f4af text on a black background

contrast 14.68:1

Card sample

#30f4af text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #30f4af;
Background color
Panel with #30f4af background
background-color: #30f4af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #30f4af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(48, 244, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(48, 244, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #30f4af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #30f4af, #30B6F4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #30f4af

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#30f4af in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#30f4af, answered

What color is #30f4af?

#30f4af is a balanced electric green, closest to Medium Spring Green (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 159° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #30f4af?

rgb(48, 244, 175) — 48 red, 244 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 18.8% / 95.7% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #30f4af a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6842 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 14.68:1.

Should I use black or white text on #30f4af?

Black. It scores 14.68:1 against #30f4af, versus 1.43:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #30f4af?

#F43075 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F430D7 and #F44D30, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #30f4af?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDDD for borders, #4B9B7F for secondary text, #F82CA7 as an accent and #067951 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #30F44D and #30D7F4 stays calm, while #F43075 is the loudest partner.

What is #30f4af in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #30f4af warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 79 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #30F467; nudged cooler, #2EF3F6.

Work with #30f4af in the Color Lab