#51BAC8 Color

#51BAC8 is rgb(81, 186, 200) in RGB and hsl(187, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51BAC8

HEX#51BAC8

RGBrgb(81, 186, 200)

HSLhsl(187, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(187, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.098 207.2)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51BAC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51BAC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51BAC8 Complementary#C85F51 Analogous#51C89A Analogous#517EC8 Triadic#C851BA Triadic#BAC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51BAC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68C3CF #7FCCD7 #96D6DE #B1E0E7 #C9EAEE #E0F3F5

Shades

#3BABBA #318F9B #287680 #205D65 #17444A #0D272B

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