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#51dfdb

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

RGB
81, 223, 219
HSL
178°, 69%, 60%
CMYK
64, 0, 2, 13
Luminance
0.5964

Every format

HEX#51dfdb
RGBrgb(81, 223, 219)
HSLhsl(178, 69%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 2%, 13%)
LABlab(81.6 -38.3 -9.3)
LCHlch(81.6 39.4 193.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.827 0.120 192.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #51dfdb;
background-color: #51dfdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#51dfdb] bg-[#51dfdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #51dfdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.318, green: 0.875, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#51dfdb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#51dfdb on white: 1.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#51dfdb on black: 12.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red31.8%
Green87.5%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.8%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#51dfdb text on a black background

contrast 12.93:1

Card sample

#51dfdb text on a white background

contrast 1.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(81, 223, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(81, 223, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #51dfdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51dfdb, #5184DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #51dfdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #51dfdb in the Color Lab