Palettes / Colors / #31BCBD

#31BCBD — Teal

#31BCBD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #31BCBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#31BCBD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BF3131; it also sits naturally between #31BF78 and #3178BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 19% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #31BCBD

.text { color: #31BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #31BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #31BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(49, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 59%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #31BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(49, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #31BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(49, 188, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#31BCBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#31BCBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF3131:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #31BCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #31BCBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #31BCBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #31BCBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #31BCBC  ·  #31BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #31BCBD?

#31BCBD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 49, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #31BCBD?

#31BCBD is RGB 49, 188, 189 — HSL 180°, 59%, 47% — CMYK 74%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #31BCBD?

Its complement is #BF3131; analogous partners are #31BF78 and #3178BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #31BCBD for text?

Black text on #31BCBD has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.