#51D4CF#51D4CF
#51D4CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.533; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.114 H 191.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51D4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 212, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 60%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 62%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 2.4%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.07, -36.52, -8.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.07, 37.42, 192.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.74% -0.1113 -0.0228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.74% 0.114 191.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1943, 53.3372, 67.3016) |
| Luminance | 0.5334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.91
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.73
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.67
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.62
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51D4CF #D45156
analogous
#51D48E #51D4CF #5197D4
triadic
#51D4CF #CF51D4 #D4CF51
tetradic
#51D4CF #8E51D4 #D45156 #97D451
square
#51D4CF #8E51D4 #D45156 #97D451
split-complementary
#51D4CF #D45197 #D48E51
monochromatic
#228985 #2EBAB5 #51D4CF #82E0DD #B3ECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#51D4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#51D4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51D4CF
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51D4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51D4CF | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8CACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BBD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51d4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 212, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.114 191.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e1dd',
500: '#51d4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51d4cf; $custom-light: #91e1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51d4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 212,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.71,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79739,
"c": 0.11359,
"h": 191.6
},
"luminance": 0.53341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51D4CF
secondary
#8F3A3D
accent
#444AE4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484