#31A4B8#31A4B8
#31A4B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.103 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31A4B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 164, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 10.9%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.22, -24.73, -19.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.22, 31.47, 218.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.46% -0.0872 -0.0542) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.46% 0.103 211.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1901, 30.6618, 50.0342) |
| Luminance | 0.3066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.14
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.17
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.44
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31A4B8 #B84531
analogous
#31B888 #31A4B8 #3160B8
triadic
#31A4B8 #B831A4 #A4B831
tetradic
#31A4B8 #8831B8 #B84531 #60B831
square
#31A4B8 #8831B8 #B84531 #60B831
split-complementary
#31A4B8 #B83160 #B88831
monochromatic
#174E57 #247988 #31A4B8 #55BFD2 #85D1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#31A4B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#31A4B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31A4B8
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31A4B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31A4B8 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949EB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8290B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31a4b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 164, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.103 211.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dbfcd',
500: '#31a4b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31a4b8; $custom-light: #7dbfcd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31a4b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 164,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.889,
"s": 57.94,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66462,
"c": 0.10271,
"h": 211.9
},
"luminance": 0.30665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31A4B8
secondary
#C8887D
accent
#5E47E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F9
border
#CAD0D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182