#51A2C2 Color

#51A2C2 is rgb(81, 162, 194) in RGB and hsl(197, 48%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A2C2

HEX#51A2C2

RGBrgb(81, 162, 194)

HSLhsl(197, 48%, 54%)

HSVhsv(197, 58%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.092 226.4)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 16%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A2C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A2C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A2C2 Complementary#C27151 Analogous#51C2AA Analogous#516AC2 Triadic#C251A2 Triadic#A2C251

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A2C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68AECA #82BCD3 #99C8DB #B0D5E3 #C6E1EB #E1EFF4

Shades

#3E91B1 #357B97 #2C667D #214D5E #183744 #0F222A

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