#51CBDC#51CBDC

#51CBDC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.496; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.109 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#51CBDC
RGBrgb(81, 203, 220)
HSLhsl(187, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(187, 63%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(63.2%, 7.7%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(75.84, -28.61, -18.52)
CIE-LCHlch(75.84, 34.08, 212.91°)
OKLaboklab(78.07% -0.0966 -0.0513)
OKLCHoklch(78.07% 0.109 208)
XYZxyz(37.6621, 49.6245, 75.2899)
Luminance0.4963 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#51CBDC #DC6251
analogous
#51DCA8 #51CBDC #5186DC
triadic
#51CBDC #DC51CB #CBDC51
tetradic
#51CBDC #A851DC #DC6251 #86DC51
square
#51CBDC #A851DC #DC6251 #86DC51
split-complementary
#51CBDC #DC5186 #DCA851
monochromatic
#1E8695 #28B4C8 #51CBDC #84DAE6 #B7E9F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92
#51CBDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.93
#51CBDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #51CBDC
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##51CBDC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##51CBDC1.001.9210.9310.93
#FFFFFF1.921.0021.0021.00
#00000010.9321.001.001.00
##00000010.9321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC4DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B4DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #51cbdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 203, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.109 208.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91dbe6',
    500: '#51cbdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #51cbdc;
$custom-light: #91dbe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#51cbdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.338,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78065,
    "c": 0.10944,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.49629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#51CBDC
secondary
#E0B0A9
accent
#533EE9
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FBFC
border
#CCD4D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

Preview with #51CBDC

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