#51C7DE#51C7DE
#51C7DE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.109 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51C7DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 199, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 10.4%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.74, -26.05, -21.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.74, 33.63, 219.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% -0.0918 -0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.109 212.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9961, 47.8661, 76.3824) |
| Luminance | 0.4787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.65
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.95
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.92
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.93
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.02
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51C7DE #DE6851
analogous
#51DEAE #51C7DE #5181DE
triadic
#51C7DE #DE51C7 #C7DE51
tetradic
#51C7DE #AE51DE #DE6851 #81DE51
square
#51C7DE #AE51DE #DE6851 #81DE51
split-complementary
#51C7DE #DE5181 #DEAE51
monochromatic
#1D8498 #27B0CB #51C7DE #84D8E8 #B8E8F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#51C7DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#51C7DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51C7DE
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51C7DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51C7DE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C1DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B1DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51c7de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 199, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.109 212.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d8e8',
500: '#51c7de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51c7de; $custom-light: #91d8e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51c7de",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 199,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.787,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77204,
"c": 0.10913,
"h": 212.8
},
"luminance": 0.4787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51C7DE
secondary
#E1B3AA
accent
#593DEB
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384