Recognised as Colour
#31DCB1
- #31DCB1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#31DCB1 is a cyan with RGB values 49, 220, 177 and HSL 165°, 71%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#31DCB1#31DCB1
HEX#31DCB1
RGBrgb(49, 220, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.8627, 0.6941
RGB percentages19.2%, 86.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(164.9, 71%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.9, 77.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK77.7%, 0%, 19.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,267,761
CSS custom property--colour: #31DCB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#CE234E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DC315C
Analogous#31DC5C, #31B1DC
Triadic#B131DC, #DCB131
Split complementary#DC31B1, #DC5C31
Tetradic#5C31DC, #DC315C, #B1DC31
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G220
B177
Red49 (19.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue164.91°
Saturation (HSL)70.95%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 31 · G DC · B B1
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