#30838E

Closest named color: Teal Blue (#01889F). oklch(56.5% 0.08 207.4), rgb(48, 131, 142).

Black text reads best on this color (4.76:1).

About this color

#30838E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.080 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Blue (#01889F), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.76:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.080)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Blue (#01889F)
Black text	4.76:1
White text	4.40:1

Values

HEX	#30838E
RGB	rgb(48, 131, 142)
HSL	hsl(187, 49%, 37%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.08 207.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #30838E	4.40:1	AA large text	Lc -75.8	Fine for body text
Black text on #30838E	4.76:1	AA	Lc 33.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#30838E text on white	4.40:1	AA large text	Lc 70.3	Content text, not long reading
#30838E text on black	4.76:1	AA	Lc -31.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F7

oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
Step 100
100

#E2ECED

oklch(93.6% 0.011 204.1)
Step 200
200

#CBDDE0

oklch(88.5% 0.02 208.8)
Step 300
300

#A7C8CD

oklch(81% 0.036 207.7)
Step 400
400

#75ABB3

oklch(70.6% 0.058 207.6)
Step 500
500

#4E96A0

oklch(63% 0.074 207.3)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#30838E

oklch(56.5% 0.08 207.4)
Step 700
700

#1E6C76

oklch(49% 0.074 207.5)
Step 800
800

#1C5860

oklch(42.6% 0.061 207.6)
Step 900
900

#1E494F

oklch(37.8% 0.048 207.6)
Step 950
950

#132B2E

oklch(27.1% 0.03 206.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#30838E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#787E8F	0.077
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6A748E	0.070
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008986	0.030
Achromatopsia (no color)	#787878	0.080