#51ACBE#51ACBE
#51ACBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.090 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51ACBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 172, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.4%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -21.82, -17.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 27.91, 218.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% -0.0759 -0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.09 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4364, 34.9694, 54.0091) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.22
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.28
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.34
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51ACBE #BE6351
analogous
#51BE99 #51ACBE #5175BE
triadic
#51ACBE #BE51AC #ACBE51
tetradic
#51ACBE #9951BE #BE6351 #75BE51
square
#51ACBE #9951BE #BE6351 #75BE51
split-complementary
#51ACBE #BE5175 #BE9951
monochromatic
#28616C #398999 #51ACBE #7EC1CF #AAD7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#51ACBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#51ACBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51ACBE
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51ACBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51ACBE | 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)
#9EA7BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51acbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 172, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.090 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc5d1',
500: '#51acbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51acbe; $custom-light: #8cc5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51acbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 172,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.908,
"s": 45.607,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69601,
"c": 0.08995,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.34972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51ACBE
secondary
#CDA69E
accent
#6853D5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182