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#31EEEF

#31eeef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#31eeef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 93.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.5% cyan, 0.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180.32°, with 85.59% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6803

Complementary

  1. #31eeef
  2. #ef3231

Split complementary

  1. #31eeef
  2. #ef318f
  3. #ef9131

Analogous

  1. #31ef91
  2. #31eeef
  3. #318fef

Triadic

  1. #31eeef
  2. #ef31ee
  3. #eeef31

Tetradic

  1. #31eeef
  2. #3231ef
  3. #ef3231
  4. #eeef31

Square

  1. #31eeef
  2. #9131ef
  3. #ef3231
  4. #8fef31

Monochromatic

  1. #0a7d7d
  2. #0fc3c4
  3. #31eeef
  4. #78f4f5
  5. #bffafa

Shades

#31eeef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31eeef
  2. #2cd6d7
  3. #27bebf
  4. #22a7a7
  5. #1d8f8f
  6. #197778
  7. #145f60
  8. #0f4748
  9. #0a3030
  10. #051818
  11. #000000

Tints

#31eeef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31eeef
  2. #46f0f1
  3. #5af1f2
  4. #6ff3f4
  5. #83f5f5
  6. #98f7f7
  7. #adf8f9
  8. #c1fafa
  9. #d6fcfc
  10. #eafdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31eeef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31eeef
  2. #39e3e4
  3. #41d8d9
  4. #49cdce
  5. #51c2c3
  6. #59b7b8
  7. #60acac
  8. #68a1a1
  9. #709696
  10. #788b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ade1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee2ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cff0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f6ee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3e7ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9edcf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f3ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31eeef {
  color: #31eeef;
}
Background
.bg-31eeef {
  background-color: #31eeef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31eeef {
  border: 2px solid #31eeef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31eeef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 238 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31eeef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31eeef, #318fef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31eeef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 238 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.61 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.61 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.06 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.28 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.36 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.53 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.99 #ce1110 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Aqua
#31eeef  rgb(49, 238, 239)  hsl(180, 86%, 56%)  Aqua
#ef3231  rgb(239, 50, 49)  hsl(0, 86%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#ef31ee  rgb(239, 49, 238)  hsl(300, 86%, 56%)  Fuchsia
#eeef31  rgb(238, 239, 49)  hsl(60, 86%, 56%)  Titanium Yellow