#51E4CC#51E4CC
#51E4CC is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.616; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.129 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51E4CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 228, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.70, -44.48, 0.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.70, 44.48, 179.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.47% -0.1289 -0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.47% 0.129 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0307, 61.5912, 66.7882) |
| Luminance | 0.6160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.78
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.26
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.16
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.54
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.69
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51E4CC #E45169
analogous
#51E482 #51E4CC #51B2E4
triadic
#51E4CC #CC51E4 #E4CC51
tetradic
#51E4CC #8251E4 #E45169 #B2E451
square
#51E4CC #8251E4 #E45169 #B2E451
split-complementary
#51E4CC #E451B2 #E48251
monochromatic
#19A28B #21D7B9 #51E4CC #86ECDC #BBF4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#51E4CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.32
#51E4CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51E4CC
13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51E4CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51E4CC | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.32 | 13.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBD7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E8DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51e4cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 228, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.129 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92eddb',
500: '#51e4cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51e4cc; $custom-light: #92eddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51e4cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 228,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.204,
"s": 73.134,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83466,
"c": 0.12887,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.61596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51E4CC
secondary
#A43547
accent
#1030D5
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8584