Information about #51A3B3 color

#51A3B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #51A3B3 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 163, 179) — 31.8% red, 63.9% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 6 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#51A3B3 presents itself as a moderately toned water-like cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Toto (#519DAF). Slightly further away sit Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8) and Moderate Arctic Blue (#4A9CA8).

The recipe behind #51A3B3 is rgb(81, 163, 179), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #51A3B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#51A3B3 color variations

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

#51A3B3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51A3B3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51A3B3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51A3B3 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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#51A3B3 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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#A3B351
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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 #51A3B3

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

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

#51A3B3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51A3B3
  • RGB81, 163, 179
  • CMYK38, 6, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(81, 163, 179)
  • HSL190°, 39%, 51%
  • HSL Precise189.796°, 39.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV190°, 55%, 70%
  • HSB190°, 55%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.639, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.639, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.639, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51A3B3
  • DECIMAL ID5350323
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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