#51CFBE#51CFBE
#51CFBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.114 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CFBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 207, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 8.2%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.12, -38.72, -1.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.12, 38.76, 182.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78% -0.1135 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.114 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9962, 50.0890, 56.5290) |
| Luminance | 0.5009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.23
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.28
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.82
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.24
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CFBE #CF5162
analogous
#51CF7F #51CFBE #51A1CF
triadic
#51CFBE #BE51CF #CFBE51
tetradic
#51CFBE #7F51CF #CF5162 #A1CF51
square
#51CFBE #7F51CF #CF5162 #A1CF51
split-complementary
#51CFBE #CF51A1 #CF7F51
monochromatic
#248275 #31B2A0 #51CFBE #81DCD0 #B1E9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#51CFBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.02
#51CFBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CFBE
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CFBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CFBE | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.02 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C4BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B6C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51cfbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 207, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.114 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fded1',
500: '#51cfbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51cfbe; $custom-light: #8fded1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51cfbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 207,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.905,
"s": 56.757,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78,
"c": 0.11369,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.50093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CFBE
secondary
#893B46
accent
#485CE0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483