#51B4CD Color

#51B4CD is rgb(81, 180, 205) in RGB and hsl(192, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B4CD

HEX#51B4CD

RGBrgb(81, 180, 205)

HSLhsl(192, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(192, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.098 217)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 12%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B4CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B4CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B4CD Complementary#CD6A51 Analogous#51CDA7 Analogous#5176CD Triadic#CD51B4 Triadic#B4CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B4CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69BED3 #81C8DA #98D3E1 #B0DDE8 #C8E7EF #DFF1F6

Shades

#38A6C2 #2F8BA2 #277386 #1E5867 #16404B #0D252B

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