#31B9AE#31B9AE
#31B9AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.113 H 186.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31B9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 185, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 74%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 5.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.32, -37.82, -4.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.32, 38.12, 187.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.3% -0.1126 -0.0135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.3% 0.113 186.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2519, 38.4037, 46.0653) |
| Luminance | 0.3841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.17
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.33
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.84
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31B9AE #B9313C
analogous
#31B96A #31B9AE #3180B9
triadic
#31B9AE #AE31B9 #B9AE31
tetradic
#31B9AE #6A31B9 #B9313C #80B931
square
#31B9AE #6A31B9 #B9313C #80B931
split-complementary
#31B9AE #B93180 #B96A31
monochromatic
#175853 #248980 #31B9AE #55D2C8 #86DFD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#31B9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#31B9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31B9AE
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31B9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31B9AE | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAFAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA1AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31b9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 185, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.113 186.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcec6',
500: '#31b9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31b9ae; $custom-light: #7fcec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31b9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 185,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.147,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71297,
"c": 0.11341,
"h": 186.8
},
"luminance": 0.38407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31B9AE
secondary
#C87D83
accent
#4653E1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282