#51DDB5#51DDB5
#51DDB5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.134 H 170.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51DDB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 221, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.3%, 0%, 18.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.06, -47.07, 8.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.06, 47.85, 169.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.14% -0.1321 0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.14% 0.134 170.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5861, 56.7944, 52.6887) |
| Luminance | 0.5680 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.49
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.96
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.00
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.33
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.61
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51DDB5 #DD5179
analogous
#51DD6F #51DDB5 #51BFDD
triadic
#51DDB5 #B551DD #DDB551
tetradic
#51DDB5 #6F51DD #DD5179 #BFDD51
square
#51DDB5 #6F51DD #DD5179 #BFDD51
split-complementary
#51DDB5 #DD51BF #DD6F51
monochromatic
#1D9674 #27C99B #51DDB5 #84E7CB #B7F1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#51DDB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.36
#51DDB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51DDB5
12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51DDB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51DDB5 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.36 | 12.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7CFB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C1B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51ddb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 221, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.134 170.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e8cb',
500: '#51ddb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51ddb5; $custom-light: #90e8cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51ddb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 221,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.857,
"s": 67.308,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81135,
"c": 0.13389,
"h": 170.6
},
"luminance": 0.56798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51DDB5
secondary
#9B3854
accent
#3E6FEA
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FDF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482