#51C8BC Color

#51C8BC is rgb(81, 200, 188) in RGB and hsl(174, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51C8BC

HEX#51C8BC

RGBrgb(81, 200, 188)

HSLhsl(174, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(174, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.108 186)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51C8BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51C8BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51C8BC Complementary#C8515D Analogous#51C880 Analogous#5198C8 Triadic#BC51C8 Triadic#C8BC51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51C8BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68CFC5 #7FD7CE #96DED7 #B1E7E1 #C9EEEA #E0F5F3

Shades

#3BBAAD #319B90 #288077 #20655E #174A45 #0D2B28

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