#51ACBD#51ACBD
#51ACBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.090 H 211.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51ACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -22.11, -16.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 27.83, 217.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.56% -0.0763 -0.0468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.56% 0.09 211.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3275, 34.9259, 53.4355) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.95
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.49
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.05
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51ACBD #BD6251
analogous
#51BD98 #51ACBD #5176BD
triadic
#51ACBD #BD51AC #ACBD51
tetradic
#51ACBD #9851BD #BD6251 #76BD51
square
#51ACBD #9851BD #BD6251 #76BD51
split-complementary
#51ACBD #BD5176 #BD9851
monochromatic
#29616B #398997 #51ACBD #7DC1CE #AAD6DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#51ACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#51ACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51ACBD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51ACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51ACBD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51acbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.090 211.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc5d0',
500: '#51acbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51acbd; $custom-light: #8cc5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51acbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.444,
"s": 45,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69563,
"c": 0.08955,
"h": 211.5
},
"luminance": 0.34929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51ACBD
secondary
#CCA59E
accent
#6853D5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182