#51C2CD#51C2CD

#51C2CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.102 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51C2CD
RGB	rgb(81, 194, 205)
HSL	hsl(185, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(185, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.72, -28.52, -15.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.72, 32.27, 207.90°)
OKLab	oklab(75.39% -0.0934 -0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(75.39% 0.102 204.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.6999, 44.7372, 64.6049)
Luminance	0.4474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51C2CD #CD5C51

analogous

#51CD9A #51C2CD #5184CD

triadic

#51C2CD #CD51C2 #C2CD51

tetradic

#51C2CD #9A51CD #CD5C51 #84CD51

square

#51C2CD #9A51CD #CD5C51 #84CD51

split-complementary

#51C2CD #CD5184 #CD9A51

monochromatic

#25777F #32A4AF #51C2CD #81D3DB #B0E3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#51C2CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95

#51C2CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #51C2CD

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51C2CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##51C2CD	1.00	2.11	9.95	9.95
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BBCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1ACCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C9C5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51c2cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 194, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.102 204.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8fd4dc',
    500: '#51c2cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51c2cd;
$custom-light: #8fd4dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51c2cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.323,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7539,
    "c": 0.10236,
    "h": 204.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51C2CD

secondary

#D7A8A3

accent

#5649DF

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FAFB

border

#CCD3D4

text

#0E1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #51C2CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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