Palettes / Colors / #30DFDB

#30DFDB — Teal

#30DFDB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #30DFDB 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.

#30DFDB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF3033; it also sits naturally between #30DF84 and #308ADF. 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 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #30DFDB

.text { color: #30DFDB; }
.background { background-color: #30DFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #30DFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(48, 223, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 73%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #30DFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(48, 223, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #30DFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(48, 223, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #30DFDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF3033:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #30DFDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #30DFDB

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 #30DFDB 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 #30DFDB 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 #30DFDB?

#30DFDB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 48, 223, 219). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #30DFDB?

#30DFDB is RGB 48, 223, 219 — HSL 179°, 73%, 53% — CMYK 78%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #30DFDB?

Its complement is #DF3033; analogous partners are #30DF84 and #308ADF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #30DFDB for text?

Black text on #30DFDB has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.