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#31908C Color

#31908C is rgb(49, 144, 140) in RGB, hsl(177, 49%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 3%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#31908C
HEX#31908C
RGBrgb(49, 144, 140)
HSLhsl(177, 49%, 38%)
HSVhsv(177, 66%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 3%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.087 191.1)
LABlab(54.31% -29.26 -6.48)
LCHlch(54.31% 29.97 192.48)

What #31908C 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 #31908C, 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.

#31908C Channel Values

How #31908C 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 144 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 49% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 66% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #31908C 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #31908C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #31908C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #31908C

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #31908C.

How #31908C 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#31908C
Protanopia#86868C
Protanomaly#6D8A8C
Deuteranopia#7B7B8E
Deuteranomaly#65848D
Tritanopia#339090
Tritanomaly#32908E
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #31908C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-31908c: #31908C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #31908C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-31908c': '#31908C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.565, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_31908c">#31908C</color>
SVG fillfill="#31908C"

More Teal Colors

#31908C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#31908C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #31908C?

#31908C is a dark teal — rgb(49, 144, 140) in RGB and hsl(177, 49%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #31908C?

#31908C is rgb(49, 144, 140) — red 49, green 144, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #31908C?

#31908C converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 3%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #31908C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #31908C scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #31908C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #31908C 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 darkcyan (#008B8B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.9, which is very hard to tell apart.

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