Colour
#31A5A5
- #31A5A5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#31A5A5 is a cyan with RGB values 49, 165, 165 and HSL 180°, 54%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#31A5A5#31A5A5
HEX#31A5A5
RGBrgb(49, 165, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.6471, 0.6471
RGB percentages19.2%, 64.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(180, 54.2%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 70.3%, 64.7%)
CMYK70.3%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,253,669
CSS custom property--colour: #31A5A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#CE5A5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A53131
Analogous#31A56B, #316BA5
Triadic#A531A5, #A5A531
Split complementary#A5316B, #A56B31
Tetradic#6B31A5, #A53131, #6BA531
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G165
B165
Red49 (19.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)54.21%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 31 · G A5 · B A5
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