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#31B49A Color

#31B49A is rgb(49, 180, 154) in RGB, hsl(168, 57%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 14%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#31B49A
HEX#31B49A
RGBrgb(49, 180, 154)
HSLhsl(168, 57%, 45%)
HSVhsv(168, 73%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 14%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.117 176.1)
LABlab(66.03% -41.08 2.68)
LCHlch(66.03% 41.17 176.27)

What #31B49A 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 #31B49A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 5.25Zomp#39A78EΔE 5.83Persian Green#00A693ΔE 6.31Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 6.67Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.56Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 9.66

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

#31B49A Channel Values

How #31B49A 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 180 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 57% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 73% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #31B49A 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #31B49A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #31B49A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #31B49A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#31B49A
Complementary
#B4314C
Analogous
#31B459
Analogous
#318DB4
Triadic
#9A31B4
Triadic
#B49A31
Split comp.
#B4318D
Split comp.
#B45931

Tints & Shades of #31B49A

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

#43CBB0
#5FD3BC
#7FDCC9
#9BE4D5
#BBECE2
#D7F4EE

Shades

#2B9C85
#248471
#1E6C5C
#18584B
#124037
#0B2822

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #31B49A.

How #31B49A 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#31B49A
Protanopia#A6A69A
Protanomaly#87AC9A
Deuteranopia#98989D
Deuteranomaly#7CA49C
Tritanopia#3EB1B1
Tritanomaly#39B2A8
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #31B49A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-31b49a: #31B49A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #31B49A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-31b49a': '#31B49A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.706, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_31b49a">#31B49A</color>
SVG fillfill="#31B49A"

More Green Colors

#31B49A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#31B49A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #31B49A?

#31B49A is a mid-tone green — rgb(49, 180, 154) in RGB and hsl(168, 57%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #31B49A?

#31B49A is rgb(49, 180, 154) — red 49, green 180, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #31B49A?

#31B49A converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 14%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #31B49A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #31B49A scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #31B49A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #31B49A 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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