#51C6CD Color

#51C6CD is rgb(81, 198, 205) in RGB and hsl(183, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51C6CD

HEX#51C6CD

RGBrgb(81, 198, 205)

HSLhsl(183, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(183, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.104 200.7)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 3%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51C6CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51C6CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51C6CD Complementary#CD5751 Analogous#51CD95 Analogous#5189CD Triadic#CD51C6 Triadic#C6CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51C6CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69CED3 #81D6DA #98DEE1 #B0E5E8 #C8EDEF #DFF5F6

Shades

#38BBC2 #2F9CA2 #278286 #1E6367 #16484B #0D2A2B

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