Colour

#51DFC9

#51DFC9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#51DFC9 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 223, 201 and HSL 171°, 69%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#51DFC9#51DFC9

HEX#51DFC9

RGBrgb(81, 223, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.8745, 0.7882

RGB percentages31.8%, 87.5%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(170.7, 68.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 63.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK63.7%, 0%, 9.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,365,705

CSS custom property--colour: #51DFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#AE2036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6D2C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00E3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.6 Aquamarine · ΔE 15.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 3.74, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF5167

Analogous#51DF82, #51AEDF

Triadic#C951DF, #DFC951

Split complementary#DF51AE, #DF8251

Tetradic#8251DF, #DF5167, #AEDF51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFFFE

Lighter +30%#D2F7F1

Lighter +20%#A7EFE4

Lighter +10%#7CE7D6

Darker −10%#27D6BB

Darker −20%#1FAB95

Darker −30%#17806F

Darker −40%#10544A

More saturated +25%#37F9DB

Less saturated −25%#6BC5B7

Channel breakdown

R81

G223

B201

Red81 (31.8%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue170.7°

Saturation (HSL)68.93%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G DF · B C9

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