#51bc9c
a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
81, 188, 156
HSL
162°, 44%, 53%
CMYK
57, 0, 17, 26
Luminance
0.4012
Every format
| HEX | #51bc9c |
| RGB | rgb(81, 188, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 44%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 17%, 26%) |
| LAB | lab(69.5 -38.5 7.0) |
| LCH | lch(69.5 39.2 169.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.724 0.110 170.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #51bc9c;
background-color: #51bc9c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#51bc9c] bg-[#51bc9c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #51bc9c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.318, green: 0.737, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#51bc9c")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#51bc9c on white: 2.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#51bc9c on black: 9.02:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red31.8%
Green73.7%
Blue61.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan56.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.0%
Key (black)26.3%
Color previews
#51bc9c text on a black background
contrast 9.02:1
Card sample
#51bc9c text on a white background
contrast 2.33:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #51bc9c;
Background color
Panel with #51bc9c background
background-color: #51bc9c;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #51bc9c;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(81, 188, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(81, 188, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #51bc9c; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51bc9c, #5194BC);