#31B3C4#31B3C4
#31B3C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.110 H 208.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31B3C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 179, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 8.7%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.18, -28.47, -18.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.18, 34.01, 213.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.61% -0.0971 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.61% 0.11 208.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3462, 36.8754, 57.8903) |
| Luminance | 0.3688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.03
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.57
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 11.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31B3C4 #C44231
analogous
#31C48B #31B3C4 #3169C4
triadic
#31B3C4 #C431B3 #B3C431
tetradic
#31B3C4 #8B31C4 #C44231 #69C431
square
#31B3C4 #8B31C4 #C44231 #69C431
split-complementary
#31B3C4 #C43169 #C48B31
monochromatic
#195A62 #258693 #31B3C4 #5CC8D6 #8DD9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#31B3C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#31B3C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31B3C4
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31B3C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31B3C4 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3ACC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9DC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31b3c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 179, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.110 208.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cad5',
500: '#31b3c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31b3c4; $custom-light: #80cad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31b3c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 179,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.939,
"s": 60,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70606,
"c": 0.11002,
"h": 208.1
},
"luminance": 0.36879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31B3C4
secondary
#CD8C84
accent
#5745E3
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283