#51E0CD#51E0CD
#51E0CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.595; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.125 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51E0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 224, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 0%, 8.5%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.55, -42.47, -1.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.55, 42.52, 182.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.54% -0.1244 -0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.54% 0.125 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0633, 59.4639, 67.0594) |
| Luminance | 0.5947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.34
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.74
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.02
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.71
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.05
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51E0CD #E05164
analogous
#51E086 #51E0CD #51ACE0
triadic
#51E0CD #CD51E0 #E0CD51
tetradic
#51E0CD #8651E0 #E05164 #ACE051
square
#51E0CD #8651E0 #E05164 #ACE051
split-complementary
#51E0CD #E051AC #E08651
monochromatic
#1C9B8A #25CFB8 #51E0CD #85E9DC #B9F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#51E0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.89
#51E0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51E0CD
12.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51E0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51E0CD | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.89 | 12.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6D4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1C4CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51e0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 224, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.125 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92eadc',
500: '#51e0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51e0cd; $custom-light: #92eadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51e0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 224,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.028,
"s": 69.756,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82539,
"c": 0.12454,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.59468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51E0CD
secondary
#9F3744
accent
#3B53ED
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484