Recognised as Colour
#31BBA4
- #31BBA4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#31BBA4 is a cyan with RGB values 49, 187, 164 and HSL 170°, 58%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#31BBA4#31BBA4
HEX#31BBA4
RGBrgb(49, 187, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.7333, 0.6431
RGB percentages19.2%, 73.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(170, 58.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 73.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK73.8%, 0%, 12.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,259,300
CSS custom property--colour: #31BBA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#CE445B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB3148
Analogous#31BB5F, #318DBB
Triadic#A431BB, #BBA431
Split complementary#BB318D, #BB5F31
Tetradic#5F31BB, #BB3148, #8DBB31
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G187
B164
Red49 (19.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)58.47%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 31 · G BB · B A4
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