#51CCD9#51CCD9
#51CCD9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.109 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CCD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 204, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 63%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -29.96, -16.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 34.25, 209.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.19% -0.0989 -0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.19% 0.109 205) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5053, 49.9408, 73.2951) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.19
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.79
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.47
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.81
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CCD9 #D95E51
analogous
#51D9A2 #51CCD9 #5188D9
triadic
#51CCD9 #D951CC #CCD951
tetradic
#51CCD9 #A251D9 #D95E51 #88D951
square
#51CCD9 #A251D9 #D95E51 #88D951
split-complementary
#51CCD9 #D95188 #D9A251
monochromatic
#1F8590 #2AB4C2 #51CCD9 #83DBE4 #B5E9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#51CCD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#51CCD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CCD9
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CCD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CCD9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC4DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B5D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51ccd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 204, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.109 205.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91dce4',
500: '#51ccd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51ccd9; $custom-light: #91dce4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51ccd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 204,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.735,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7819,
"c": 0.10907,
"h": 205
},
"luminance": 0.49945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CCD9
secondary
#DEADA8
accent
#5141E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383