#31CED8

Closest named color: Dark Turquoise (#00CED1). oklch(77.9% 0.123 201.6), rgb(49, 206, 216).

Black text reads best on this color (10.95:1).

About this color

#31CED8 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.123 and its hue 202°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.95:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.123)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Turquoise (#00CED1)
Black text	10.95:1
White text	1.91:1

Values

HEX	#31CED8
RGB	rgb(49, 206, 216)
HSL	hsl(184, 68%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.9% 0.123 201.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #31CED8	1.91:1	Fails	Lc -40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #31CED8	10.95:1	AAA	Lc 67.7	Content text, not long reading
#31CED8 text on white	1.91:1	Fails	Lc 36.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#31CED8 text on black	10.95:1	AAA	Lc -66.3	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#E9F9FA

oklch(97.1% 0.017 201.4)
Step 100
100

#CFF2F4

oklch(93.7% 0.036 200.8)
Step 200
200

#A3E7EC

oklch(88.5% 0.068 201.8)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#31CED8

oklch(77.9% 0.123 201.6)
Step 400
400

#00B6C0

oklch(70.7% 0.12 201.8)
Step 500
500

#009CA5

oklch(63.1% 0.107 202)
Step 600
600

#00838A

oklch(55.5% 0.094 201.4)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#002D30

oklch(27% 0.046 201.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#31CED8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BEC5D9	0.125
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A7B4D9	0.115
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00D6D1	0.028
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BBBBBB	0.124