#51DBB4#51DBB4
#51DBB4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.132 H 170.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51DBB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 219, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 17.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.44, -46.45, 8.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.44, 47.18, 169.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.62% -0.1305 0.0211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.62% 0.132 170.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9590, 55.7037, 51.9753) |
| Luminance | 0.5571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.41
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.77
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.43
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.91
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.76
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51DBB4 #DB5178
analogous
#51DB6F #51DBB4 #51BDDB
triadic
#51DBB4 #B451DB #DBB451
tetradic
#51DBB4 #6F51DB #DB5178 #BDDB51
square
#51DBB4 #6F51DB #DB5178 #BDDB51
split-complementary
#51DBB4 #DB51BD #DB6F51
monochromatic
#1E9372 #29C69A #51DBB4 #84E5CA #B6F0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#51DBB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#51DBB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51DBB4
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51DBB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51DBB4 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5CDB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1BFB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51dbb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 219, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.132 170.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e7ca',
500: '#51dbb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51dbb4; $custom-light: #90e7ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51dbb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 219,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.043,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80622,
"c": 0.13217,
"h": 170.8
},
"luminance": 0.55708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51DBB4
secondary
#983853
accent
#3F6FE9
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482