#51DBC3#51DBC3
#51DBC3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.564; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.124 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51DBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 219, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 11%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.81, -42.80, 0.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.81, 42.81, 178.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.04% -0.1237 0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.04% 0.124 179.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5705, 56.3483, 60.4628) |
| Luminance | 0.5635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.14
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.40
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.61
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.89
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.77
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51DBC3 #DB5169
analogous
#51DB7E #51DBC3 #51AEDB
triadic
#51DBC3 #C351DB #DBC351
tetradic
#51DBC3 #7E51DB #DB5169 #AEDB51
square
#51DBC3 #7E51DB #DB5169 #AEDB51
split-complementary
#51DBC3 #DB51AE #DB7E51
monochromatic
#1E937F #29C6AB #51DBC3 #84E5D4 #B6F0E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#51DBC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.27
#51DBC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51DBC3
12.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51DBC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51DBC3 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.27 | 12.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2CEC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC0C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51dbc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 219, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.124 179.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e7d5',
500: '#51dbc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51dbc3; $custom-light: #91e7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51dbc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 219,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.565,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81042,
"c": 0.12374,
"h": 179.3
},
"luminance": 0.56352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51DBC3
secondary
#983849
accent
#3F5DE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483