What color is #31978F?

#31978F is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31978F?

The RGB value is 49, 151, 143: 49 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31978F?

The complementary color is #973139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31978F color

#31978F rgb(49, 151, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #31978F is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (49, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 51% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#31978F color codes

HEX	`#31978F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 51%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 68%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -30.7, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 31, 188.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.289, 24.767, 29.851)`
Decimal	`3250063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31978F, 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 #31978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#31978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #31978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31978f; }
.text { color: #31978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31978f, #316c97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #31978F?: #31978F is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31978F?: The RGB value is 49, 151, 143: 49 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31978F?: The complementary color is #973139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.