#51B4BD Color

#51B4BD is rgb(81, 180, 189) in RGB, hsl(185, 45%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 5%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Verdigris (#43B3AE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51B4BD

HEX#51B4BD

RGBrgb(81, 180, 189)

HSLhsl(185, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(185, 57%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 5%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.093 203.4)

LABlab(67.75% -28.14 -13.87)

LCHlch(67.75% 31.37 206.23)

What #51B4BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #51B4BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 8.6 Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 9.83 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 10.21 Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 10.57 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 11.74 Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 12.94

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#51B4BD Channel Values

How #51B4BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 81 · G 180 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 185° · S 45% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 185° · S 57% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 57% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.44:1 vs white · 8.61:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51B4BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #51B4BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51B4BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #51B4BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51B4BD.

How #51B4BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#51B4BD

Protanopia#A8A8BD

Protanomaly#8EADBD

Deuteranopia#9C9CBF

Deuteranomaly#84A6BE

Tritanopia#4EB5B5

Tritanomaly#4FB5B8

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #51B4BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-51b4bd: #51B4BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51B4BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51b4bd': '#51B4BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.706, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_51b4bd">#51B4BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#51B4BD"

More Teal Colors

#51B4BD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#51B4BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51B4BD?

#51B4BD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(81, 180, 189) in RGB and hsl(185, 45%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #51B4BD?

#51B4BD is rgb(81, 180, 189) — red 81, green 180, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51B4BD?

#51B4BD converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 5%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51B4BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51B4BD scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51B4BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51B4BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.74, which is visibly different.

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