#51CBCF#51CBCF

#51CBCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.107 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51CBCF
RGB	rgb(81, 203, 207)
HSL	hsl(182, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(182, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.43, -32.30, -12.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.43, 34.50, 200.56°)
OKLab	oklab(77.6% -0.102 -0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(77.6% 0.107 198.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.0069, 48.9624, 66.5725)
Luminance	0.4897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51CBCF #CF5551

analogous

#51CF94 #51CBCF #518CCF

triadic

#51CBCF #CF51CB #CBCF51

tetradic

#51CBCF #9451CF #CF5551 #8CCF51

square

#51CBCF #9451CF #CF5551 #8CCF51

split-complementary

#51CBCF #CF518C #CF9451

monochromatic

#247F82 #31AEB2 #51CBCF #81D9DC #B1E8E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#51CBCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.79

#51CBCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #51CBCF

10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51CBCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##51CBCF	1.00	1.95	10.79	10.79
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BEC2CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB4D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D2CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BABABA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51cbcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 203, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.107 198.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90dbdd',
    500: '#51cbcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51cbcf;
$custom-light: #90dbdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51cbcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.905,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77598,
    "c": 0.10738,
    "h": 198.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.48966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51CBCF

secondary

#D8A6A4

accent

#4D48E0

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FBFB

border

#CCD4D4

text

#0E1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #51CBCF

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

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