Recognised as Colour
#51EBDF
- #51EBDF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#51EBDF is a cyan with RGB values 81, 235, 223 and HSL 175°, 79%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#51EBDF#51EBDF
HEX#51EBDF
RGBrgb(81, 235, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.9216, 0.8745
RGB percentages31.8%, 92.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(175.3, 79.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.3, 65.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK65.5%, 0%, 5.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,368,799
CSS custom property--colour: #51EBDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#AE1420
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EB515D
Analogous#51EB92, #51AAEB
Triadic#DF51EB, #EBDF51
Split complementary#EB51AA, #EB9251
Tetradic#9251EB, #EB515D, #AAEB51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G235
B223
Red81 (31.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue175.32°
Saturation (HSL)79.38%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G EB · B DF
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