#31C4B8#31C4B8
#31C4B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.120 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31C4B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 196, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 0%, 6.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.95, -39.99, -4.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.95, 40.29, 186.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.35% -0.1189 -0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.35% 0.12 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6541, 43.5899, 52.1889) |
| Luminance | 0.4359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.62
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.67
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31C4B8 #C4313D
analogous
#31C46E #31C4B8 #3186C4
triadic
#31C4B8 #B831C4 #C4B831
tetradic
#31C4B8 #6E31C4 #C4313D #86C431
square
#31C4B8 #6E31C4 #C4313D #86C431
split-complementary
#31C4B8 #C43186 #C46E31
monochromatic
#19625C #25938A #31C4B8 #5CD6CC #8DE2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#31C4B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#31C4B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31C4B8
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31C4B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31C4B8 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AAB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31c4b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 196, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.120 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d6cd',
500: '#31c4b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31c4b8; $custom-light: #81d6cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31c4b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 196,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.102,
"s": 60,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74353,
"c": 0.11975,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.43594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31C4B8
secondary
#CD848A
accent
#4552E3
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382