#51B8CD Color

#51B8CD is rgb(81, 184, 205) in RGB and hsl(190, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B8CD

HEX#51B8CD

RGBrgb(81, 184, 205)

HSLhsl(190, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(190, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(73% 0.099 213.2)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 10%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B8CD Complementary#CD6651 Analogous#51CDA3 Analogous#517ACD Triadic#CD51B8 Triadic#B8CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69C2D3 #81CBDA #98D5E1 #B0DFE8 #C8E8EF #DFF2F6

Shades

#38ABC2 #2F8FA2 #277686 #1E5B67 #16424B #0D262B

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