#51CDA2#51CDA2
#51CDA2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.127 H 166.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CDA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 205, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 21%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.84, -44.63, 11.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.84, 46.04, 165.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.72% -0.1241 0.0289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.72% 0.127 166.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7430, 48.0174, 41.7708) |
| Luminance | 0.4802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.56
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.61
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.52
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.71
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.04
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CDA2 #CD517C
analogous
#51CD64 #51CDA2 #51BACD
triadic
#51CDA2 #A251CD #CDA251
tetradic
#51CDA2 #6451CD #CD517C #BACD51
square
#51CDA2 #6451CD #CD517C #BACD51
split-complementary
#51CDA2 #CD51BA #CD6451
monochromatic
#257F60 #32AF83 #51CDA2 #81DBBB #B0E8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#51CDA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#51CDA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CDA2
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CDA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CDA2 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C0A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B3A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51cda2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 205, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.127 166.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eddbd',
500: '#51cda2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51cda2; $custom-light: #8eddbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51cda2",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 205,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.194,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76723,
"c": 0.12745,
"h": 166.9
},
"luminance": 0.48021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CDA2
secondary
#D7A3B5
accent
#497DDF
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FBF6
border
#CCD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381