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#51ECCF Color

#51ECCF is rgb(81, 236, 207) in RGB, hsl(169, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 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 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51ECCF
HEX#51ECCF
RGBrgb(81, 236, 207)
HSLhsl(169, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(169, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.136 177.9)
LABlab(84.87% -47.45 1.54)
LCHlch(84.87% 47.48 178.14)

What #51ECCF 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 #51ECCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.71Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 10.66Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 10.84Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 12.33Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.42Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 13.38

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

#51ECCF Channel Values

How #51ECCF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51ECCF 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #51ECCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #51ECCF

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

Base
#51ECCF
Complementary
#EC516D
Analogous
#51EC82
Analogous
#51BBEC
Triadic
#CF51EC
Triadic
#ECCF51
Split comp.
#EC51BB
Split comp.
#EC8251

Tints & Shades of #51ECCF

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.

Tints

#68EED5
#7EF1DC
#95F3E2
#B1F6EA
#C8F9F0
#DFFBF6

Shades

#2CE8C5
#17CFAD
#13AA8E
#0F856F
#0B6051
#06372E

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

How #51ECCF 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#51ECCF
Protanopia#DBDBD0
Protanomaly#B4E2CF
Deuteranopia#CACAD2
Deuteranomaly#A7D8D1
Tritanopia#5DE9E9
Tritanomaly#58EADF
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51ECCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51eccf: #51ECCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51ECCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51eccf': '#51ECCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.925, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_51eccf">#51ECCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#51ECCF"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#51ECCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51ECCF?

#51ECCF is a light green — rgb(81, 236, 207) in RGB and hsl(169, 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 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #51ECCF?

#51ECCF is rgb(81, 236, 207) — red 81, green 236, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51ECCF?

#51ECCF converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51ECCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51ECCF scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #51ECCF 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 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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