What color is #31837D?

#31837D is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31837D?

The RGB value is 49, 131, 125: 49 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31837D?

The complementary color is #833137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31837D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31837D color

#31837D rgb(49, 131, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #31837D is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 51.4% green and 49% blue (49, 131, 125).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 46% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#31837D color codes

HEX	`#31837D`
RGB	`rgb(49, 131, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 51.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 46%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, -26.04, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 26.37, 189)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.083, 18.365, 22.253)`
Decimal	`3244925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31837D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #31837D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#31837D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #31837D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31837d; }
.text { color: #31837d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31837d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 131 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31837d, #316083); }

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Questions

What color is #31837D?: #31837D is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31837D?: The RGB value is 49, 131, 125: 49 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31837D?: The complementary color is #833137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31837D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.