Palettes / Colors / #30BBAF

#30BBAF — Teal

#30BBAF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #30BBAF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#30BBAF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB303C; it also sits naturally between #30BB6A and #3081BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 19% · Green 73% · Blue 69%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #30BBAF

.text { color: #30BBAF; }
.background { background-color: #30BBAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #30BBAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(48, 187, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 59%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #30BBAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(48, 187, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #30BBAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(48, 187, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#30BBAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#30BBAF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB303C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #30BBAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #30BBAF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #30BBAF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #30BBAF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #30BBAF?

#30BBAF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 48, 187, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #30BBAF?

#30BBAF is RGB 48, 187, 175 — HSL 175°, 59%, 46% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 6%, 27%.

What colors go with #30BBAF?

Its complement is #BB303C; analogous partners are #30BB6A and #3081BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #30BBAF for text?

Black text on #30BBAF has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.