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#31E8FC Color

#31E8FC is rgb(49, 232, 252) in RGB, hsl(186, 97%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 8%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#31E8FC
HEX#31E8FC
RGBrgb(49, 232, 252)
HSLhsl(186, 97%, 59%)
HSVhsv(186, 81%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 8%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.138 206.5)
LABlab(84.19% -40.20 -23.03)
LCHlch(84.19% 46.33 209.81)

What #31E8FC 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 #31E8FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 6.99Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 12.31Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 12.99Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 14.68Aqua#00FFFFΔE 14.71Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 15.17

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

#31E8FC Channel Values

How #31E8FC 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 232 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 97% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 81% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #31E8FC 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #31E8FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #31E8FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #31E8FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#31E8FC
Complementary
#FC4531
Analogous
#31FCAB
Analogous
#3182FC
Triadic
#FC31E8
Triadic
#E8FC31
Split comp.
#FC3182
Split comp.
#FCAB31

Tints & Shades of #31E8FC

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

#4FEBFC
#68EEFD
#86F1FD
#A0F4FE
#BEF8FE
#D7FAFE

Shades

#09E3FB
#03C3D8
#039FB0
#027F8D
#025B64
#01363C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #31E8FC.

How #31E8FC 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#31E8FC
Protanopia#D6D6FC
Protanomaly#ADDEFC
Deuteranopia#C4C4FE
Deuteranomaly#9ED3FD
Tritanopia#19EBEB
Tritanomaly#24EAF2
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #31E8FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-31e8fc: #31E8FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #31E8FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-31e8fc': '#31E8FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.910, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_31e8fc">#31E8FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#31E8FC"

More Teal Colors

#31E8FC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#31E8FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #31E8FC?

#31E8FC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(49, 232, 252) in RGB and hsl(186, 97%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #31E8FC?

#31E8FC is rgb(49, 232, 252) — red 49, green 232, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #31E8FC?

#31E8FC converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 8%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #31E8FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #31E8FC scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #31E8FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #31E8FC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.99, which is visibly different.

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