Recognised as Colour

#51DDC5

#51DDC5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#51DDC5 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 221, 197 and HSL 170°, 67%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#51DDC5

RGBrgb(81, 221, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.8667, 0.7725

RGB percentages31.8%, 86.7%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(169.7, 67.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 63.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK63.3%, 0%, 10.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,365,189

CSS custom property--colour: #51DDC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#AE223A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4D0C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C1C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 14.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.86, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DD5169

Analogous#51DD7F, #51AFDD

Triadic#C551DD, #DDC551

Split complementary#DD51AF, #DD7F51

Tetradic#7F51DD, #DD5169, #AFDD51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFEFE

Lighter +30%#D1F6F0

Lighter +20%#A6EEE1

Lighter +10%#7CE5D3

Darker −10%#29D2B5

Darker −20%#21A790

Darker −30%#187D6B

Darker −40%#105247

More saturated +25%#37F7D6

Less saturated −25%#6BC3B4

Channel breakdown

R81

G221

B197

Red81 (31.8%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue169.71°

Saturation (HSL)67.31%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G DD · B C5

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