Recognised as Colour

#51DCD2

#51DCD2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#51DCD2 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 220, 210 and HSL 176°, 67%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#51DCD2

RGBrgb(81, 220, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.8627, 0.8235

RGB percentages31.8%, 86.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(175.7, 66.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 63.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK63.2%, 0%, 4.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,364,946

CSS custom property--colour: #51DCD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#AE232D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0D1D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBC1D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00E1D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.7 Turquoise · ΔE 5.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 9 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3 Aqua · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.69, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DC515B

Analogous#51DC8C, #51A1DC

Triadic#D251DC, #DCD251

Split complementary#DC51A1, #DC8C51

Tetradic#8C51DC, #DC515B, #A1DC51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFEFE

Lighter +30%#D0F6F3

Lighter +20%#A6EDE8

Lighter +10%#7BE5DD

Darker −10%#2AD0C4

Darker −20%#21A69C

Darker −30%#197B74

Darker −40%#10514C

More saturated +25%#37F6E8

Less saturated −25%#6BC2BC

Channel breakdown

R81

G220

B210

Red81 (31.8%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue175.68°

Saturation (HSL)66.51%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G DC · B D2

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Colour values

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