Recognised as Colour
#31DEC8
- #31DEC8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#31DEC8 is a cyan with RGB values 49, 222, 200 and HSL 172°, 72%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#31DEC8#31DEC8
HEX#31DEC8
RGBrgb(49, 222, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.8706, 0.7843
RGB percentages19.2%, 87.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(172.4, 72.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.4, 77.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK77.9%, 0%, 9.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,268,296
CSS custom property--colour: #31DEC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#CE2137
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE3147
Analogous#31DE72, #319DDE
Triadic#C831DE, #DEC831
Split complementary#DE319D, #DE7231
Tetradic#7231DE, #DE3147, #9DDE31
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G222
B200
Red49 (19.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue172.37°
Saturation (HSL)72.38%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 31 · G DE · B C8
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