#51AAC8 Color

#51AAC8 is rgb(81, 170, 200) in RGB and hsl(195, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51AAC8

HEX#51AAC8

RGBrgb(81, 170, 200)

HSLhsl(195, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(195, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.095 222.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 15%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51AAC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51AAC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51AAC8 Complementary#C86E51 Analogous#51C8AA Analogous#516EC8 Triadic#C851AA Triadic#AAC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51AAC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B5CF #7FC1D7 #96CCDE #B1D9E7 #C9E5EE #E0F0F5

Shades

#3B9ABA #31819B #286A80 #205465 #173D4A #0D232B

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