#51B8B6 Color

#51B8B6 is rgb(81, 184, 182) in RGB and hsl(179, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B8B6

HEX#51B8B6

RGBrgb(81, 184, 182)

HSLhsl(179, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(179, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.095 193.5)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 1%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B8B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B8B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B8B6 Complementary#B85153 Analogous#51B883 Analogous#5186B8 Triadic#B651B8 Triadic#B8B651

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B8B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC2C1 #80CBCA #9AD6D5 #AFDEDE #C9E9E8 #DEF2F1

Shades

#43A3A1 #388A88 #2E706F #255B5A #1B4141 #102827

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