#51CEA2#51CEA2
#51CEA2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.129 H 166.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CEA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 206, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 0%, 21.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.14, -45.06, 11.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.14, 46.56, 165.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% -0.1252 0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.129 166.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9830, 48.4973, 41.8508) |
| Luminance | 0.4850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.36
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.73
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.50
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.69
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.13
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CEA2 #CE517D
analogous
#51CE64 #51CEA2 #51BCCE
triadic
#51CEA2 #A251CE #CEA251
tetradic
#51CEA2 #6451CE #CE517D #BCCE51
square
#51CEA2 #6451CE #CE517D #BCCE51
split-complementary
#51CEA2 #CE51BC #CE6451
monochromatic
#248060 #32B084 #51CEA2 #81DBBC #B1E9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#51CEA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#51CEA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CEA2
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CEA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CEA2 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAC1A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B4A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51cea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 206, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.129 166.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edebd',
500: '#51cea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51cea2; $custom-light: #8edebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51cea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 206,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.88,
"s": 56.054,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7697,
"c": 0.12874,
"h": 166.5
},
"luminance": 0.48501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CEA2
secondary
#D7A4B6
accent
#487EDF
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FBF6
border
#CCD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381