#51B9BD Color

#51B9BD is rgb(81, 185, 189) in RGB and hsl(182, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B9BD

HEX#51B9BD

RGBrgb(81, 185, 189)

HSLhsl(182, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(182, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.096 198.7)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 2%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B9BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B9BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B9BD Complementary#BD5551 Analogous#51BD8B Analogous#5184BD Triadic#BD51B9 Triadic#B9BD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B9BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67C2C5 #81CDCF #97D6D8 #B1E0E2 #C8E9EA #E1F3F4

Shades

#41A7AA #378D90 #2D7476 #235B5C #194143 #0F2829

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