#51C8CD Color

#51C8CD is rgb(81, 200, 205) in RGB and hsl(182, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51C8CD

HEX#51C8CD

RGBrgb(81, 200, 205)

HSLhsl(182, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(182, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.106 199.1)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 2%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51C8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51C8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51C8CD Complementary#CD5551 Analogous#51CD93 Analogous#518BCD Triadic#CD51C8 Triadic#C8CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51C8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69D0D3 #81D7DA #98DFE1 #B0E6E8 #C8EEEF #DFF5F6

Shades

#38BDC2 #2F9EA2 #278386 #1E6467 #16494B #0D2A2B

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