#51E1C8#51E1C8
#51E1C8 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.128 H 179.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51E1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 225, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 11.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.71, -44.18, 0.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.71, 44.19, 178.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.63% -0.1276 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.63% 0.128 179.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7389, 59.7654, 64.0213) |
| Luminance | 0.5977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.03
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.37
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.68
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.92
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.45
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51E1C8 #E1516A
analogous
#51E180 #51E1C8 #51B2E1
triadic
#51E1C8 #C851E1 #E1C851
tetradic
#51E1C8 #8051E1 #E1516A #B2E151
square
#51E1C8 #8051E1 #E1516A #B2E151
split-complementary
#51E1C8 #E151B2 #E18051
monochromatic
#1B9D86 #24D1B3 #51E1C8 #85EAD8 #B9F3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#51E1C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#51E1C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51E1C8
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51E1C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51E1C8 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.95 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D4C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51e1c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 225, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.128 179.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92ebd8',
500: '#51e1c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51e1c8; $custom-light: #92ebd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51e1c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 225,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.583,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8263,
"c": 0.12762,
"h": 179.2
},
"luminance": 0.5977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51E1C8
secondary
#A03649
accent
#3A5AED
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483