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#51cfa1 color: Mint Jelly

#51cfa1 is rgb(81, 207, 161) in RGB and oklch(77.191% 0.13078 165.665) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

77.2%
0.131
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #51cfa1

#51cfa1 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #51cfa1 mixed with white

  1. 51cfa1
  2. 68d4aa
  3. 7dd9b3
  4. 8fdebd
  5. a0e3c6
  6. b1e8cf
  7. c1edd9
  8. d1f1e2
  9. e1f6ec
  10. f0faf5

Darker: #51cfa1 mixed with black

  1. 51cfa1
  2. 45b48b
  3. 3a9976
  4. 2f7f62
  5. 24674e
  6. 1a4f3c
  7. 10382a
  8. 072319
  9. 021009
  10. 000201

Calmer: #51cfa1 with less saturation

  1. 51cfa1
  2. 61cda3
  3. 6ecaa5
  4. 79c8a7
  5. 84c5a9
  6. 8dc3ab
  7. 96c0ad
  8. 9ebdaf
  9. a6bab1
  10. aeb8b3

Questions about #51cfa1

What color is #51cfa1?

#51cfa1 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(81, 207, 161), in HSL hsl(158.1, 56.76%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.191% 0.13078 165.665).

What colors go well with #51cfa1?

The complementary color of #51cfa1 is #f091c7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8fc871 and #09cecf. The triadic partners are #ada8ff and #f9996b.

Is white or black text more readable on #51cfa1?

Black text reads better on #51cfa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #51cfa1 a warm or cool color?

#51cfa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.131.