#31BAC5#31BAC5
#31BAC5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.113 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31BAC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 186, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.33, -31.57, -15.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.33, 35.35, 206.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% -0.1035 -0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.113 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8991, 39.7985, 58.9713) |
| Luminance | 0.3980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.71
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.65
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.69
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31BAC5 #C53C31
analogous
#31C586 #31BAC5 #3170C5
triadic
#31BAC5 #C531BA #BAC531
tetradic
#31BAC5 #8631C5 #C53C31 #70C531
square
#31BAC5 #8631C5 #C53C31 #70C531
split-complementary
#31BAC5 #C53170 #C58631
monochromatic
#195D63 #258C94 #31BAC5 #5DCED7 #8EDCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#31BAC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#31BAC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31BAC5
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31BAC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31BAC5 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB2C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A3C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31bac5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 186, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.113 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cfd6',
500: '#31bac5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31bac5; $custom-light: #81cfd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31bac5",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 186,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.459,
"s": 60.163,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72349,
"c": 0.11253,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.39802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31BAC5
secondary
#CD8A85
accent
#5044E3
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283