#31BAC8#31BAC8
#31BAC8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.113 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31BAC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 186, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 61%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 76%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 7%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -30.65, -17.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 35.25, 209.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.46% -0.1022 -0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.46% 0.113 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2462, 39.9373, 60.7997) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.10
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.81
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.58
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.70
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.92
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31BAC8 #C83F31
analogous
#31C88B #31BAC8 #316FC8
triadic
#31BAC8 #C831BA #BAC831
tetradic
#31BAC8 #8B31C8 #C83F31 #6FC831
square
#31BAC8 #8B31C8 #C83F31 #6FC831
split-complementary
#31BAC8 #C8316F #C88B31
monochromatic
#195F66 #258C97 #31BAC8 #5FCCD8 #90DCE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#31BAC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#31BAC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31BAC8
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31BAC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31BAC8 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB2C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A3C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31bac8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 186, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.113 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cfd8',
500: '#31bac8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31bac8; $custom-light: #81cfd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31bac8",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 186,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.563,
"s": 60.643,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72463,
"c": 0.1131,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.39941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31BAC8
secondary
#CE8D86
accent
#5344E4
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283