Information about #51AFBA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#51AFBA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 175, 186) — 31.8% red, 68.6% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 4 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#51AFBA is a clearly saturated aqua cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Viking (#4DB1C8). Slightly further away sit Verdigris (#43B3AE) and Aquarius (#43A8C5).

The recipe behind #51AFBA is rgb(81, 175, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #51AFBA: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#51AFBA color variations

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

#51AFBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51AFBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51AFBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51AFBA 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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#51AFBA 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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Nearest named colors to #51AFBA

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

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

#51AFBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51AFBA
  • RGB81, 175, 186
  • CMYK41, 4, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(81, 175, 186)
  • HSL186°, 43%, 52%
  • HSL Precise186.286°, 43.21%, 52.353%
  • HSV186°, 56%, 73%
  • HSB186°, 56%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.686, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.686, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.686, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51AFBA
  • DECIMAL ID5353402
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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