#51DCB3#51DCB3
#51DCB3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.134 H 169.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51DCB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 220, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 0%, 18.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.72, -47.11, 9.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.72, 48.00, 168.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.84% -0.132 0.0235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.84% 0.134 169.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1192, 56.1865, 51.5279) |
| Luminance | 0.5619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.12
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.00
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.17
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.15
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.50
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51DCB3 #DC517A
analogous
#51DC6E #51DCB3 #51C0DC
triadic
#51DCB3 #B351DC #DCB351
tetradic
#51DCB3 #6E51DC #DC517A #C0DC51
square
#51DCB3 #6E51DC #DC517A #C0DC51
split-complementary
#51DCB3 #DC51C0 #DC6E51
monochromatic
#1E9572 #28C899 #51DCB3 #84E6C9 #B7F0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#51DCB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#51DCB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51DCB3
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51DCB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51DCB3 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.24 | 12.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6CEB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C0B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51dcb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 220, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.134 169.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e7c9',
500: '#51dcb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51dcb3; $custom-light: #90e7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51dcb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 220,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.302,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80839,
"c": 0.13403,
"h": 169.9
},
"luminance": 0.5619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51DCB3
secondary
#993855
accent
#3E71E9
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FDF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482