#51A8BD Color

#51A8BD is rgb(81, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(192, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A8BD

HEX#51A8BD

RGBrgb(81, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(192, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(192, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.089 215.8)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A8BD Complementary#BD6751 Analogous#51BD9D Analogous#5172BD Triadic#BD51A8 Triadic#A8BD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67B3C5 #81C0CF #97CBD8 #B1D8E2 #C8E3EA #E1F0F4

Shades

#4195AA #377E90 #2D6876 #23515C #193A43 #0F2429

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