#51CAA2#51CAA2
#51CAA2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.124 H 168.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CAA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 202, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 19.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.93, -43.34, 10.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.93, 44.48, 167.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.99% -0.1209 0.0256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.99% 0.124 168) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0323, 46.5959, 41.5339) |
| Luminance | 0.4660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.26
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.45
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.73
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.90
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.91
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CAA2 #CA5179
analogous
#51CA65 #51CAA2 #51B6CA
triadic
#51CAA2 #A251CA #CAA251
tetradic
#51CAA2 #6551CA #CA5179 #B6CA51
square
#51CAA2 #6551CA #CA5179 #B6CA51
split-complementary
#51CAA2 #CA51B6 #CA6551
monochromatic
#257B5F #34AA83 #51CAA2 #80D8BB #AFE7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#51CAA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#51CAA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CAA2
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CAA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CAA2 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BDA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B1A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51caa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 202, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.124 168.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddbbd',
500: '#51caa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51caa2; $custom-light: #8ddbbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51caa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 202,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.165,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75985,
"c": 0.12363,
"h": 168
},
"luminance": 0.46599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CAA2
secondary
#D5A2B3
accent
#4B7BDD
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381