#51AE96#51AE96
#51AE96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.096 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51AE96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 174, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 36%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 53%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.4%, 0%, 13.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.14, -33.56, 3.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.14, 33.79, 173.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.73% -0.0957 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.73% 0.096 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0320, 34.2213, 34.1872) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.37
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.90
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.74
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51AE96 #AE5169
analogous
#51AE67 #51AE96 #5198AE
triadic
#51AE96 #9651AE #AE9651
tetradic
#51AE96 #6751AE #AE5169 #98AE51
square
#51AE96 #6751AE #AE5169 #98AE51
split-complementary
#51AE96 #AE5198 #AE6751
monochromatic
#2A5A4E #3E8472 #51AE96 #7BC1AF #A5D5C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#51AE96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#51AE96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51AE96
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51AE96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51AE96 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A495
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#22B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51ae96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 174, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.096 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c6b4',
500: '#51ae96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51ae96; $custom-light: #89c6b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51ae96",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 174,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.516,
"s": 36.471,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68733,
"c": 0.09618,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.34223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51AE96
secondary
#C299A3
accent
#5B79CC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280