All About Color #51BDBD

#51BDBD

About #51BDBD

#51BDBD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #51BDBD. In RGB it is red 81, green 189, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 45%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 57%, 0%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.36:1 on black.

#51BDBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, BD, BD
CMYK57.14%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal81, 189, 189
HSL180°, 45%, 53%
RGB Octal121, 275, 275
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 57.14%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 10111101, 10111101
CIE-L*AB70.75, -30.56, -9.33
RGB Percent31.76%, 74.12%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH70.75, 31.95, 196.97
XYZ30.78, 41.82, 54.59
CIE-L*UV70.75, -44.18, -9.53
xyY0.24, 0.33, 41.82
Hunter-Lab64.67, -28.22, -4.79
RYB31.76%, 52.94%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#51BDBD on a dark background: contrast 9.36:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#51BDBD on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #51BDBD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#51BDBD · #94D6D6 · #318181 · #BD5151 · #D69494

Analogous palette

#51BD51 · #51BD87 · #51BDBD · #5187BD · #5151BD

Triadic palette

#51BDBD · #BD51BD · #BDBD51 · #94D6D6 · #D694D6

Tetradic palette

#51BDBD · #8751BD · #BD5151 · #87BD51 · #318181

Monochromatic palette

#205555 · #358D8D · #51BDBD · #89D2D2 · #C0E7E7

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