Information about #51A6BB color

#51A6BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #51A6BB belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(81, 166, 187) (31.8% red, 65.1% green, 73.3% blue), or CMYK 42 / 8 / 0 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #51A6BB 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 very close to Toto (#519DAF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Aquarius (#43A8C5) and Viking (#4DB1C8).

The recipe behind #51A6BB is rgb(81, 166, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #51A6BB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #51A6BB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#51A6BB color variations

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

#51A6BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51A6BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2D6674

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Black

#000000

#51A6BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51A6BB 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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#51A6BB 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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#BC9C52
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#BC5272
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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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#BC52A7
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#A7BC52
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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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#6852BC
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#A7BC52
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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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#9C52BC
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#BC6852
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#72BC52
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Nearest named colors to #51A6BB

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

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

#51A6BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51A6BB
  • RGB81, 166, 187
  • CMYK42, 8, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(81, 166, 187)
  • HSL192°, 44%, 53%
  • HSL Precise191.887°, 43.802%, 52.549%
  • HSV192°, 57%, 73%
  • HSB192°, 57%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.651, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.651, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.651, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51A6BB
  • DECIMAL ID5351099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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