Information about #51A0BE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #51A0BE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 160, 190) — 31.8% red, 62.7% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 12 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure, #51A0BE sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hemisphere (#4E93BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Toto (#519DAF) and Shakespeare (#609AB8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(81, 160, 190)), which gives #51A0BE its character. If you plan to put text on a #51A0BE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #51A0BE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#51A0BE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#51A0BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51A0BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51A0BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51A0BE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#51A0BE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BE509F
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#9FBE50
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #51A0BE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

#51A0BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51A0BE
  • RGB81, 160, 190
  • CMYK43, 12, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(81, 160, 190)
  • HSL197°, 46%, 53%
  • HSL Precise196.514°, 45.607%, 53.137%
  • HSV197°, 57%, 75%
  • HSB197°, 57%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.627, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.627, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.627, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51A0BE
  • DECIMAL ID5349566
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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