#51A2BD Color

#51A2BD is rgb(81, 162, 189) in RGB and hsl(195, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A2BD

HEX#51A2BD

RGBrgb(81, 162, 189)

HSLhsl(195, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(195, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.088 222.4)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A2BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A2BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A2BD Complementary#BD6C51 Analogous#51BDA2 Analogous#516CBD Triadic#BD51A2 Triadic#A2BD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A2BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67AEC5 #81BCCF #97C8D8 #B1D5E2 #C8E1EA #E1EFF4

Shades

#4190AA #377A90 #2D6476 #234E5C #193843 #0F2229

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