#51D4AE#51D4AE
#51D4AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.128 H 170.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51D4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 212, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 60%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 62%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 17.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.21, -44.87, 8.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.21, 45.62, 169.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.76% -0.126 0.0211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.76% 0.128 170.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5730, 51.8887, 48.2297) |
| Luminance | 0.5189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.30
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.58
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.91
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.48
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.94
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51D4AE #D45177
analogous
#51D46C #51D4AE #51B9D4
triadic
#51D4AE #AE51D4 #D4AE51
tetradic
#51D4AE #6C51D4 #D45177 #B9D451
square
#51D4AE #6C51D4 #D45177 #B9D451
split-complementary
#51D4AE #D451B9 #D46C51
monochromatic
#22896B #2EBA91 #51D4AE #82E0C5 #B3ECDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#51D4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#51D4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51D4AE
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51D4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51D4AE | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC7AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB9B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51d4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 212, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.128 170.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe2c6',
500: '#51d4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51d4ae; $custom-light: #8fe2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51d4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 212,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.595,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78755,
"c": 0.12773,
"h": 170.5
},
"luminance": 0.51892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51D4AE
secondary
#8F3A53
accent
#4472E4
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8482