Skip to content

#31869B Color

#31869B is rgb(49, 134, 155) in RGB, hsl(192, 52%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 14%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zircon Blue (#00849D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#31869B
HEX#31869B
RGBrgb(49, 134, 155)
HSLhsl(192, 52%, 40%)
HSVhsv(192, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 14%, 0%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.086 217.3)
LABlab(51.57% -21.07 -19.19)
LCHlch(51.57% 28.50 222.33)

What #31869B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #31869B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#31869B Channel Values

How #31869B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 49 · G 134 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 52% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 68% · V 61%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 39%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #31869B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #31869B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #31869B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #31869B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #31869B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #31869B.

How #31869B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#31869B
Protanopia#7C7C9B
Protanomaly#66809B
Deuteranopia#72729C
Deuteranomaly#5F7B9C
Tritanopia#268989
Tritanomaly#2B8890
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #31869B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-31869b: #31869B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #31869B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-31869b': '#31869B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.525, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_31869b">#31869B</color>
SVG fillfill="#31869B"

More Teal Colors

#31869B sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#31869B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #31869B?

#31869B is a mid-tone teal — rgb(49, 134, 155) in RGB and hsl(192, 52%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zircon Blue (#00849D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #31869B?

#31869B is rgb(49, 134, 155) — red 49, green 134, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #31869B?

#31869B converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 14%, 0%, 39%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #31869B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #31869B scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #31869B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #31869B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.28, which is visibly different.

Open #31869B in a Tool

Keep exploring: every teal in the color library, the guide to shades of teal, or the full color library.