#51CD9A#51CD9A
#51CD9A is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.134 H 163.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CD9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 205, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(155, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 24.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -46.41, 15.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 48.87, 161.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% -0.1278 0.0392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.134 163) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0544, 47.7419, 38.1441) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.11
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.62
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.21
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.61
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.68
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CD9A #CD5184
analogous
#51CD5C #51CD9A #51C2CD
triadic
#51CD9A #9A51CD #CD9A51
tetradic
#51CD9A #5C51CD #CD5184 #C2CD51
square
#51CD9A #5C51CD #CD5184 #C2CD51
split-complementary
#51CD9A #CD51C2 #CD5C51
monochromatic
#257F5A #32AF7B #51CD9A #81DBB6 #B0E8D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#51CD9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#51CD9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CD9A
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CD9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CD9A | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CABF97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B39D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51cd9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 205, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.134 163.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dddb7',
500: '#51cd9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51cd9a; $custom-light: #8dddb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51cd9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 205,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.323,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76524,
"c": 0.13369,
"h": 163
},
"luminance": 0.47745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CD9A
secondary
#D7A3B8
accent
#4987DF
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FBF6
border
#CCD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380