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#51dbb8

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
81, 219, 184
HSL
165°, 66%, 59%
CMYK
63, 0, 16, 14
Luminance
0.5587

Every format

HEX#51dbb8
RGBrgb(81, 219, 184)
HSLhsl(165, 66%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 16%, 14%)
LABlab(79.5 -45.5 6.3)
LCHlch(79.5 45.9 172.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.807 0.130 173.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #51dbb8;
background-color: #51dbb8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#51dbb8] bg-[#51dbb8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #51dbb8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.318, green: 0.859, blue: 0.722)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#51dbb8")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#51dbb8 on white: 1.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#51dbb8 on black: 12.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red31.8%
Green85.9%
Blue72.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow16.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#51dbb8 text on a black background

contrast 12.17:1

Card sample

#51dbb8 text on a white background

contrast 1.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #51dbb8;
Background color
Panel with #51dbb8 background
background-color: #51dbb8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #51dbb8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(81, 219, 184, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(81, 219, 184, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #51dbb8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51dbb8, #51A2DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #51dbb8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #51dbb8 in the Color Lab