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#51ccc3 color: May Day

#51ccc3 is rgb(81, 204, 195) in RGB and oklch(77.435% 0.10938 188.432) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

77.4%
0.109
188°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #51ccc3

#51ccc3 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 77.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 188°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is May Day (#53cbc4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #51ccc3 mixed with white

  1. 51ccc3
  2. 68d1c9
  3. 7dd7cf
  4. 8fdcd5
  5. a1e1db
  6. b1e6e1
  7. c1ebe7
  8. d1f0ed
  9. e1f5f3
  10. f0faf9

Darker: #51ccc3 mixed with black

  1. 51ccc3
  2. 45b1a9
  3. 3a9790
  4. 2f7e78
  5. 246560
  6. 1a4e4a
  7. 103734
  8. 072220
  9. 020f0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #51ccc3 with less saturation

  1. 51ccc3
  2. 61cac2
  3. 6ec8c0
  4. 7ac6bf
  5. 84c4be
  6. 8ec1bc
  7. 96bfbb
  8. 9fbdb9
  9. a7bab8
  10. aeb8b7

Questions about #51ccc3

What color is #51ccc3?

#51ccc3 is bright light teal. The closest named color is May Day. In RGB it is rgb(81, 204, 195), in HSL hsl(175.61, 54.67%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.435% 0.10938 188.432).

What colors go well with #51ccc3?

The complementary color of #51ccc3 is #f298a8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74cb9b and #56c6e4. The triadic partners are #c9a2eb and #e4a865.

Is white or black text more readable on #51ccc3?

Black text reads better on #51ccc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #51ccc3 a warm or cool color?

#51ccc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 188 degrees, its lightness 77.4% and its chroma 0.109.