#51C2CD Color

#51C2CD is rgb(81, 194, 205) in RGB and hsl(185, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51C2CD

HEX#51C2CD

RGBrgb(81, 194, 205)

HSLhsl(185, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(185, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.102 204.1)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 5%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51C2CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51C2CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51C2CD Complementary#CD5B51 Analogous#51CD99 Analogous#5185CD Triadic#CD51C2 Triadic#C2CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51C2CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69CBD3 #81D3DA #98DBE1 #B0E3E8 #C8ECEF #DFF4F6

Shades

#38B6C2 #2F98A2 #277E86 #1E6167 #16474B #0D292B

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