#31C9AE#31C9AE
#31C9AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.129 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31C9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 201, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 61%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 76%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 13.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.21, -44.87, 2.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.21, 44.94, 176.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.29% -0.1284 0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.29% 0.129 177.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7894, 45.4786, 47.2444) |
| Luminance | 0.4548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.45
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.82
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31C9AE #C9314C
analogous
#31C962 #31C9AE #3198C9
triadic
#31C9AE #AE31C9 #C9AE31
tetradic
#31C9AE #6231C9 #C9314C #98C931
square
#31C9AE #6231C9 #C9314C #98C931
split-complementary
#31C9AE #C93198 #C96231
monochromatic
#196759 #259883 #31C9AE #5FD8C3 #90E4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#31C9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#31C9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #31C9AE
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31C9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31C9AE | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.10 | 10.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BCAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31c9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 201, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.129 177.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81dac6',
500: '#31c9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31c9ae; $custom-light: #81dac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31c9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 201,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.342,
"s": 60.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75286,
"c": 0.12853,
"h": 177.5
},
"luminance": 0.45482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31C9AE
secondary
#CF8794
accent
#4460E4
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382