#31C4B9#31C4B9
#31C4B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.119 H 187.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31C4B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 196, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 0%, 5.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.98, -39.71, -5.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.98, 40.08, 187.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.39% -0.1185 -0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.39% 0.119 187.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7593, 43.6320, 52.7429) |
| Luminance | 0.4364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.98
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31C4B9 #C4313C
analogous
#31C46F #31C4B9 #3185C4
triadic
#31C4B9 #B931C4 #C4B931
tetradic
#31C4B9 #6F31C4 #C4313C #85C431
square
#31C4B9 #6F31C4 #C4313C #85C431
split-complementary
#31C4B9 #C43185 #C46F31
monochromatic
#19625D #25938B #31C4B9 #5CD6CD #8DE2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#31C4B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#31C4B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31C4B9
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31C4B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31C4B9 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AABA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31c4b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 196, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.119 187.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d6ce',
500: '#31c4b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31c4b9; $custom-light: #81d6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31c4b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 196,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.51,
"s": 60,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74385,
"c": 0.11947,
"h": 187.3
},
"luminance": 0.43636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31C4B9
secondary
#CD8489
accent
#4551E3
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382