#51ACC8 Color

#51ACC8 is rgb(81, 172, 200) in RGB and hsl(194, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51ACC8

HEX#51ACC8

RGBrgb(81, 172, 200)

HSLhsl(194, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(194, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.095 220.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 14%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51ACC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51ACC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51ACC8 Complementary#C86C51 Analogous#51C8A8 Analogous#5170C8 Triadic#C851AC Triadic#ACC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51ACC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B7CF #7FC2D7 #96CDDE #B1DAE7 #C9E5EE #E0F0F5

Shades

#3B9CBA #31829B #286B80 #205565 #173E4A #0D242B

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