#51CFC2#51CFC2
#51CFC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.112 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CFC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 207, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 6.3%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.23, -37.68, -3.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.23, 37.88, 185.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.13% -0.1118 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.13% 0.112 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4394, 50.2663, 58.8632) |
| Luminance | 0.5027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.92
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CFC2 #CF515E
analogous
#51CF83 #51CFC2 #519DCF
triadic
#51CFC2 #C251CF #CFC251
tetradic
#51CFC2 #8351CF #CF515E #9DCF51
square
#51CFC2 #8351CF #CF515E #9DCF51
split-complementary
#51CFC2 #CF519D #CF8351
monochromatic
#248278 #31B2A4 #51CFC2 #81DCD3 #B1E9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#51CFC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#51CFC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CFC2
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CFC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CFC2 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C4C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B6C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51cfc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 207, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.112 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fded4',
500: '#51cfc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51cfc2; $custom-light: #8fded4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51cfc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 207,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.81,
"s": 56.757,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78125,
"c": 0.11232,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.5027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CFC2
secondary
#893B43
accent
#4857E0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483