#51A6BD Color

#51A6BD is rgb(81, 166, 189) in RGB and hsl(193, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A6BD

HEX#51A6BD

RGBrgb(81, 166, 189)

HSLhsl(193, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(193, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.088 218)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 12%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A6BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A6BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A6BD Complementary#BD6951 Analogous#51BD9F Analogous#5170BD Triadic#BD51A6 Triadic#A6BD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A6BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67B1C5 #81BECF #97CAD8 #B1D7E2 #C8E3EA #E1F0F4

Shades

#4193AA #377D90 #2D6676 #23505C #193A43 #0F2329

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