Colour

#31BCCD

#31BCCD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#31BCCD is a cyan with RGB values 49, 188, 205 and HSL 187°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#31BCCD

RGBrgb(49, 188, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.7373, 0.8039

RGB percentages19.2%, 73.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(186.5, 61.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 76.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK76.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,259,597

CSS custom property--colour: #31BCCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#CE4332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABB5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#96A5CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3 Sky blue · ΔE 17.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 18 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD4231

Analogous#31CD90, #316ECD

Triadic#CD31BC, #BCCD31

Split complementary#CD316E, #CD9031

Tetradic#9031CD, #CD4231, #6ECD31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5F1F5

Lighter +30%#ACE4EB

Lighter +20%#83D7E1

Lighter +10%#5ACAD7

Darker −10%#2796A4

Darker −20%#1D717B

Darker −30%#134B52

Darker −40%#0A2528

More saturated +25%#11D5ED

Less saturated −25%#51A3AD

Channel breakdown

R49

G188

B205

Red49 (19.2%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue186.54°

Saturation (HSL)61.42%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G BC · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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