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#31b997 color: Aoife’s Green

#31b997 is rgb(49, 185, 151) in RGB and oklch(70.602% 0.12459 171.787) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

70.6%
0.125
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #31b997

#31b997 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #31b997 mixed with white

  1. 31b997
  2. 51c0a1
  3. 69c7ab
  4. 7fceb5
  5. 93d6bf
  6. a6ddca
  7. b8e4d4
  8. caeadf
  9. dcf1e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #31b997 mixed with black

  1. 31b997
  2. 29a083
  3. 22896f
  4. 1a715c
  5. 135b49
  6. 0c4637
  7. 063126
  8. 031e17
  9. 010d08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #31b997 with less saturation

  1. 31b997
  2. 46b798
  3. 56b499
  4. 63b29a
  5. 6eb09b
  6. 78ad9c
  7. 81ab9d
  8. 8aa89d
  9. 91a69e
  10. 99a39f

Questions about #31b997

What color is #31b997?

#31b997 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(49, 185, 151), in HSL hsl(165, 58.12%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.602% 0.12459 171.787).

What colors go well with #31b997?

The complementary color of #31b997 is #db7ea9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #71b46a and #00b7c1. The triadic partners are #a291e7 and #dd8853.

Is white or black text more readable on #31b997?

Black text reads better on #31b997: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #31b997 a warm or cool color?

#31b997 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.125.