#51B6E1 Color

#51B6E1 is rgb(81, 182, 225) in RGB and hsl(198, 71%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B6E1

HEX#51B6E1

RGBrgb(81, 182, 225)

HSLhsl(198, 71%, 60%)

HSVhsv(198, 64%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.112 229.1)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 19%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B6E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B6E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B6E1 Complementary#E17C51 Analogous#51E1C4 Analogous#516EE1 Triadic#E151B6 Triadic#B6E151

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B6E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66BFE5 #81CAEA #96D3ED #B1DEF2 #C6E7F5 #E0F2FA

Shades

#2EA7DC #2190C0 #1B769D #155C7A #0F4157 #092734

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