#31979B#31979B

#31979B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.091 H 198.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#31979B
RGB	rgb(49, 151, 155)
HSL	hsl(182, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(182, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.22, -27.17, -10.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.22, 29.18, 201.36°)
OKLab	oklab(62.1% -0.0863 -0.0295)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.091 198.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2470, 25.1507, 34.8969)
Luminance	0.2515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#31979B #9B3531

analogous

#319B6A #31979B #31629B

triadic

#31979B #9B3197 #979B31

tetradic

#31979B #6A319B #9B3531 #629B31

square

#31979B #6A319B #9B3531 #629B31

split-complementary

#31979B #9B3162 #9B6A31

monochromatic

#143C3E #226A6D #31979B #45BFC4 #73CFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#31979B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.03

#31979B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #31979B

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##31979B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##31979B	1.00	3.48	6.03	6.03
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C849C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #31979b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 151, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.091 198.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b6b8',
    500: '#31979b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #31979b;
$custom-light: #79b6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#31979b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.264,
    "s": 51.961,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62095,
    "c": 0.09119,
    "h": 198.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#31979B

secondary

#BB706D

accent

#524CDB

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #31979B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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