Colour

#51DFED

#51DFED
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#51DFED is a cyan with RGB values 81, 223, 237 and HSL 185°, 81%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#51DFED#51DFED

HEX#51DFED

RGBrgb(81, 223, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.8745, 0.9294

RGB percentages31.8%, 87.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(185.4, 81.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.4, 65.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK65.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,365,741

CSS custom property--colour: #51DFED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#AE2012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CED6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C5EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7 Turquoise · ΔE 17.7 Aqua · ΔE 17.7 Cyan · ΔE 17.7 Sky blue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED5F51

Analogous#51EDAD, #5191ED

Triadic#ED51DF, #DFED51

Split complementary#ED5191, #EDAD51

Tetradic#AD51ED, #ED5F51, #91ED51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF9FB

Lighter +20%#ADF0F7

Lighter +10%#7FE8F2

Darker −10%#23D7E8

Darker −20%#14B4C4

Darker −30%#0F8A96

Darker −40%#0B5F67

More saturated +25%#3FEEFF

Less saturated −25%#69CBD5

Channel breakdown

R81

G223

B237

Red81 (31.8%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue185.38°

Saturation (HSL)81.25%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G DF · B ED

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