#51D9BF#51D9BF
#51D9BF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.124 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51D9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 217, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 63%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 0%, 12%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.12, -42.93, 1.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.12, 42.97, 177.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.44% -0.1235 0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.44% 0.124 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6057, 55.1326, 57.9399) |
| Luminance | 0.5514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.94
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.01
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.43
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.55
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.00
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51D9BF #D9516B
analogous
#51D97B #51D9BF #51AFD9
triadic
#51D9BF #BF51D9 #D9BF51
tetradic
#51D9BF #7B51D9 #D9516B #AFD951
square
#51D9BF #7B51D9 #D9516B #AFD951
split-complementary
#51D9BF #D951AF #D97B51
monochromatic
#1F907B #2AC2A5 #51D9BF #83E4D1 #B5EFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#51D9BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#51D9BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51D9BF
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51D9BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51D9BF | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CCBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBEC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51d9bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 217, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.124 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e5d2',
500: '#51d9bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51d9bf; $custom-light: #90e5d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51d9bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 217,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.529,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80443,
"c": 0.12354,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.55137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51D9BF
secondary
#95394B
accent
#4160E7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483