#51A8C8 Color

#51A8C8 is rgb(81, 168, 200) in RGB and hsl(196, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A8C8

HEX#51A8C8

RGBrgb(81, 168, 200)

HSLhsl(196, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(196, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.096 224.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 16%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A8C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A8C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A8C8 Complementary#C87051 Analogous#51C8AC Analogous#516CC8 Triadic#C851A8 Triadic#A8C851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A8C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B4CF #7FBFD7 #96CBDE #B1D8E7 #C9E4EE #E0F0F5

Shades

#3B98BA #317F9B #286980 #205265 #173C4A #0D232B

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