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#51ECCD Color

#51ECCD is rgb(81, 236, 205) in RGB, hsl(168, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 13%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51ECCD
HEX#51ECCD
RGBrgb(81, 236, 205)
HSLhsl(168, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(168, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 13%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.137 176.8)
LABlab(84.82% -47.83 2.52)
LCHlch(84.82% 47.90 176.98)

What #51ECCD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #51ECCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#51ECCD Channel Values

How #51ECCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 236 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51ECCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #51ECCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51ECCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #51ECCD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51ECCD.

How #51ECCD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#51ECCD
Protanopia#DBDBCE
Protanomaly#B4E2CD
Deuteranopia#CACAD0
Deuteranomaly#A7D8CF
Tritanopia#5EE8E8
Tritanomaly#59EADE
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51ECCD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-51eccd: #51ECCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51ECCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51eccd': '#51ECCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.925, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_51eccd">#51ECCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#51ECCD"

More Green Colors

#51ECCD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51ECCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51ECCD?

#51ECCD is a light green — rgb(81, 236, 205) in RGB and hsl(168, 80%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #51ECCD?

#51ECCD is rgb(81, 236, 205) — red 81, green 236, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51ECCD?

#51ECCD converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 13%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51ECCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51ECCD scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51ECCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51ECCD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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