Color

#30A6A9

Cool teal. Nearest reference color: Light sea green.

RGB

0–255

166

169

CMYK

0–100%

71.6%

1.78%

33.73%

RGB describes how #30A6A9 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 48, green 166 and blue 169.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 71.6%, magenta 1.78%, yellow 0% and black 33.73%.

HSL values

H 181.49° S 55.76% L 42.55%

In the HSL color model, #30A6A9 has a hue of 181.49°, 55.76% saturation and 42.55% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#30A6A9 is a medium, cool teal with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #30A6A9 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #30A6A9

RGB rgb(48, 166, 169)

HSL hsl(181.49 55.76% 42.55%)

OKLCH oklch(0.663574 0.100759 197.5306)

CSS --color: #30A6A9;

Tints of #30A6A9

Tints are lighter variations of #30A6A9. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#B7FEFF #7FECEE #66D4D7 #4CBDC0 #30A6A9

Shades of #30A6A9

Shades are darker variations of #30A6A9. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#30A6A9 #007B7D #005052 #00292A #000808

Tones of #30A6A9

Tones reduce the chroma of #30A6A9, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#30A6A9 #51A2A4 #689FA0 #7A9B9B #899696

Tonal range of #30A6A9

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #30A6A9 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#B7FEFF #7FECEE #66D4D7 #4CBDC0 #30A6A9 #007B7D #005052 #00292A #000808

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #B7FEFF;
    --color-200: #7FECEE;
    --color-300: #66D4D7;
    --color-400: #4CBDC0;
    --color-500: #30A6A9;
    --color-600: #007B7D;
    --color-700: #005052;
    --color-800: #00292A;
    --color-900: #000808;
}

Colors that go with #30A6A9

Color harmonies for #30A6A9 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#30A6A9 #C9797C

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#4BA787 #30A6A9 #449FC3

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#30A6A9 #AD7FBC #B68B46

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#30A6A9 #C1799F #C6805C

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#30A6A9 #9089CE #C9797C #9A984A

CSS gradients with #30A6A9

These gradients show how #30A6A9 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#30A6A9 #70BCBE #A2D3D3 #D1E9E9 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #30A6A9, #70BCBE, #A2D3D3, #D1E9E9, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#30A6A9 #1D7072 #0C3E3F #021212 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #30A6A9, #1D7072, #0C3E3F, #021212, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#30A6A9 #60A575 #99984A #BF854F #C9797C

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #30A6A9, #60A575, #99984A, #BF854F, #C9797C);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #30A6A9. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.94:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.15:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3077 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #30A6A9 as the background.

background-color: #30A6A9;
color: #000000;

Using #30A6A9 in design

See how #30A6A9 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#30A6A9 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #30A6A9 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#7FECEE

#30A6A9

#00292A

Colors similar to #30A6A9

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #30A6A9, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#50BFC2 #008D90 #00A8AC #60A0A1 #35A79E #32A4B3 #45B4AB #1E98A6

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #30A6A9 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9A9EA9 Deuteranopia #8991AA Tritanopia #00ACA7

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #30A6A9 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 22.0133
Y: 30.7628
Z: 42.3061

CIELAB

L*: 62.3069
a*: -30.4725
b*: -10.9292

OKLab

L: 0.663574
a: -0.096079
b: -0.03035

OKLCH

L: 0.663574
C: 0.100759
H: 197.5306°