#51C7BB#51C7BB
#51C7BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.107 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51C7BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 199, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 59%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.66, -35.83, -3.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.66, 36.04, 186.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.1064 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.107 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7824, 46.1807, 54.1902) |
| Luminance | 0.4618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.86
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.97
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51C7BB #C7515D
analogous
#51C780 #51C7BB #5198C7
triadic
#51C7BB #BB51C7 #C7BB51
tetradic
#51C7BB #8051C7 #C7515D #98C751
square
#51C7BB #8051C7 #C7515D #98C751
split-complementary
#51C7BB #C75198 #C78051
monochromatic
#26776F #35A69A #51C7BB #7FD6CD #AEE5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#51C7BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#51C7BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51C7BB
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51C7BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51C7BB | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBDBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51c7bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 199, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.107 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed8cf',
500: '#51c7bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51c7bb; $custom-light: #8ed8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51c7bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 199,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.898,
"s": 51.304,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75976,
"c": 0.10701,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.46184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51C7BB
secondary
#D3A1A6
accent
#4D5BDB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382