#51BCC8 Color

#51BCC8 is rgb(81, 188, 200) in RGB and hsl(186, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51BCC8

HEX#51BCC8

RGBrgb(81, 188, 200)

HSLhsl(186, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(186, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.099 205.4)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 6%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51BCC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51BCC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51BCC8 Complementary#C85D51 Analogous#51C898 Analogous#5180C8 Triadic#C851BC Triadic#BCC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51BCC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68C5CF #7FCED7 #96D7DE #B1E1E7 #C9EAEE #E0F3F5

Shades

#3BADBA #31909B #287780 #205E65 #17454A #0D282B

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