#31B8A0#31B8A0
#31B8A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.118 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31B8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 184, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 13%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.63, -41.18, 1.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.63, 41.22, 177.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.61% -0.1181 0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.61% 0.118 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7491, 37.4691, 39.1788) |
| Luminance | 0.3747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.92
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.70
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31B8A0 #B83149
analogous
#31B85C #31B8A0 #318CB8
triadic
#31B8A0 #A031B8 #B8A031
tetradic
#31B8A0 #5C31B8 #B83149 #8CB831
square
#31B8A0 #5C31B8 #B83149 #8CB831
split-complementary
#31B8A0 #B8318C #B85C31
monochromatic
#17574C #248876 #31B8A0 #55D2BB #85DECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#31B8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#31B8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31B8A0
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31B8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31B8A0 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AD9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9FA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31b8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 184, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.118 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ecebc',
500: '#31b8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31b8a0; $custom-light: #7ecebc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31b8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 184,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.333,
"s": 57.94,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70607,
"c": 0.11814,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.37472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31B8A0
secondary
#C87D8A
accent
#4762E1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8281