#51BBE1 Color

#51BBE1 is rgb(81, 187, 225) in RGB and hsl(196, 71%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51BBE1

HEX#51BBE1

RGBrgb(81, 187, 225)

HSLhsl(196, 71%, 60%)

HSVhsv(196, 64%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.111 225)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 17%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51BBE1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51BBE1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51BBE1 Complementary#E17751 Analogous#51E1C0 Analogous#5172E1 Triadic#E151BB Triadic#BBE151

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51BBE1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66C3E5 #81CEEA #96D6ED #B1E0F2 #C6E9F5 #E0F3FA

Shades

#2EADDC #2195C0 #1B7A9D #155F7A #0F4457 #092934

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