#51BDEC Color

#51BDEC is rgb(81, 189, 236) in RGB and hsl(198, 80%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51BDEC

HEX#51BDEC

RGBrgb(81, 189, 236)

HSLhsl(198, 80%, 62%)

HSVhsv(198, 66%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.119 230)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 20%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#51BDEC Complementary#EC7F51 Analogous#51ECCD Analogous#5170EC Triadic#EC51BD Triadic#BDEC51

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#68C6EE #7ECEF1 #95D7F3 #B1E2F6 #C8EAF9 #DFF3FB

Shades

#2CAFE8 #1797CF #137DAA #0F6285 #0B4760 #062837

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