#31AAB5#31AAB5
#31AAB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.103 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31AAB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 170, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 73%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 6.1%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.95, -28.66, -15.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.95, 32.43, 207.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.82% -0.0945 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.82% 0.103 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9782, 32.7358, 48.7620) |
| Luminance | 0.3274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.95
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31AAB5 #B53C31
analogous
#31B57E #31AAB5 #3168B5
triadic
#31AAB5 #B531AA #AAB531
tetradic
#31AAB5 #7E31B5 #B53C31 #68B531
square
#31AAB5 #7E31B5 #B53C31 #68B531
split-complementary
#31AAB5 #B53168 #B57E31
monochromatic
#175055 #247D85 #31AAB5 #53C6D0 #83D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#31AAB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#31AAB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31AAB5
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31AAB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31AAB5 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA3B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8995B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31aab5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 170, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.103 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc3cb',
500: '#31aab5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31aab5; $custom-light: #7dc3cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31aab5",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 170,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 57.391,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67821,
"c": 0.10347,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.32739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31AAB5
secondary
#C7817B
accent
#5447E1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182