#51B6BD Color

#51B6BD is rgb(81, 182, 189) in RGB and hsl(184, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B6BD

HEX#51B6BD

RGBrgb(81, 182, 189)

HSLhsl(184, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(184, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.094 201.5)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 4%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B6BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B6BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B6BD Complementary#BD5851 Analogous#51BD8E Analogous#5180BD Triadic#BD51B6 Triadic#B6BD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B6BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67BFC5 #81CACF #97D3D8 #B1DEE2 #C8E8EA #E1F3F4

Shades

#41A3AA #378A90 #2D7176 #23595C #194043 #0F2729

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