#51A4C2 Color

#51A4C2 is rgb(81, 164, 194) in RGB and hsl(196, 48%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A4C2

HEX#51A4C2

RGBrgb(81, 164, 194)

HSLhsl(196, 48%, 54%)

HSVhsv(196, 58%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.092 224.3)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 15%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A4C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A4C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A4C2 Complementary#C26F51 Analogous#51C2A8 Analogous#516CC2 Triadic#C251A4 Triadic#A4C251

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A4C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B0CA #82BED3 #99CADB #B0D5E3 #C6E1EB #E1EFF4

Shades

#3E93B1 #357D97 #2C677D #214E5E #183844 #0F222A

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