#51B6CD Color

#51B6CD is rgb(81, 182, 205) in RGB and hsl(191, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B6CD

HEX#51B6CD

RGBrgb(81, 182, 205)

HSLhsl(191, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(191, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.099 215.1)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 11%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B6CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B6CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B6CD Complementary#CD6851 Analogous#51CDA5 Analogous#5178CD Triadic#CD51B6 Triadic#B6CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B6CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69C0D3 #81CADA #98D4E1 #B0DEE8 #C8E8EF #DFF2F6

Shades

#38A8C2 #2F8DA2 #277586 #1E5967 #16414B #0D262B

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