Information about #51C3AC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#51C3AC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 195, 172) — 31.8% red, 76.5% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 0 / 9 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #51C3AC reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Puerto Rico (#59BAA3). Slightly further away sit Shamrock (#45CEA2) and Verdigris (#43B3AE).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 195, 172)), which gives #51C3AC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #51C3AC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#51C3AC color variations

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

#51C3AC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51C3AC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51C3AC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51C3AC 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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#51C3AC 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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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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#C35067
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#A1C350
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Nearest named colors to #51C3AC

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

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Medium Aqua Marine color link
Medium Aqua Marine

#66CDAA

Eucalyptus color link
Eucalyptus

#44D7A8

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

#51C3AC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51C3AC
  • RGB81, 195, 172
  • CMYK45, 0, 9, 24
  • CSSrgb(81, 195, 172)
  • HSL168°, 49%, 54%
  • HSL Precise167.895°, 48.718%, 54.118%
  • HSV168°, 58%, 76%
  • HSB168°, 58%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.765, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.765, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.765, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51C3AC
  • DECIMAL ID5358508
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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