#51C4CD#51C4CD

#51C4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.103 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#51C4CD
RGBrgb(81, 196, 205)
HSLhsl(184, 55%, 56%)
HSVhsv(184, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(60.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(73.31, -29.49, -14.21)
CIE-LCHlch(73.31, 32.74, 205.73°)
OKLaboklab(75.87% -0.0955 -0.0394)
OKLCHoklch(75.87% 0.103 202.4)
XYZxyz(34.1480, 45.6334, 64.7543)
Luminance0.4564 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#51C4CD #CD5A51
analogous
#51CD98 #51C4CD #5186CD
triadic
#51C4CD #CD51C4 #C4CD51
tetradic
#51C4CD #9851CD #CD5A51 #86CD51
square
#51C4CD #9851CD #CD5A51 #86CD51
split-complementary
#51C4CD #CD5186 #CD9851
monochromatic
#25797F #32A6AF #51C4CD #81D4DB #B0E4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07
#51C4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.13
#51C4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #51C4CD
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##51C4CD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##51C4CD1.002.0710.1310.13
#FFFFFF2.071.0021.0021.00
#00000010.1321.001.001.00
##00000010.1321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #51c4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 196, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.103 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8fd6dc',
    500: '#51c4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #51c4cd;
$custom-light: #8fd6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#51c4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.355,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75865,
    "c": 0.10333,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.45637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#51C4CD
secondary
#D7A7A3
accent
#5449DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#51C4CD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva