#51B5B8 Color

#51B5B8 is rgb(81, 181, 184) in RGB and hsl(182, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B5B8

HEX#51B5B8

RGBrgb(81, 181, 184)

HSLhsl(182, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(182, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.093 198)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 2%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B5B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B5B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B5B8 Complementary#B85551 Analogous#51B888 Analogous#5181B8 Triadic#B851B5 Triadic#B5B851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B5B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BBFC2 #80C9CB #9AD4D6 #AFDDDE #C9E8E9 #DEF1F2

Shades

#43A0A3 #38878A #2E6E70 #25595B #1B4041 #102728

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