Recognised as Colour
#31DCA6
- #31DCA6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#31DCA6 is a cyan with RGB values 49, 220, 166 and HSL 161°, 71%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#31DCA6#31DCA6
HEX#31DCA6
RGBrgb(49, 220, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.8627, 0.651
RGB percentages19.2%, 86.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(161.1, 71%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 77.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK77.7%, 0%, 24.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,267,750
CSS custom property--colour: #31DCA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#CE2359
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DC3167
Analogous#31DC51, #31BCDC
Triadic#A631DC, #DCA631
Split complementary#DC31BC, #DC5131
Tetradic#5131DC, #DC3167, #BCDC31
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G220
B166
Red49 (19.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue161.05°
Saturation (HSL)70.95%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 31 · G DC · B A6
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