#51c5bf Color Information

#51c5bf Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #51c5bf. In RGB, it consists of 31.8% Red, 77.3% Green, and 74.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 58.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 3% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 176.9°, with saturation of 50% and lightness of 54.5%. The decimal value for #51c5bf is 5359039, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #51c5bf is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#51c5bf Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color81, 197, 191 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color31.8%, 77.3%, 74.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.682, 0.227, 0.251 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.589, 0, 0.03, 0.227 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color176.9°, 50.0%, 54.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color176.9°, 58.9%, 77.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.764, 45.443, 56.335 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color81, 141, 197 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5359039 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color73.183, -33.829, -6.796 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)73.183, 34.504, 191.359 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color73.183, -47.084, -5.112 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color67.412, -31.216, -2.360 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.244, 0.338, 45.443 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283549119 / 0xff51c5bf Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cccc Copy
Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Shades of #51c5bf

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #51c5bf, its pure hue is 176.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #51c5bf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a1918 to #47aca7.

Tints of #51c5bf

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #51c5bf, its pure hue is 176.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #51c5bf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #67ccc7 to #e9f8f7.

Tones of #51c5bf

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #51c5bf, its pure hue is 176.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #51c5bf, which range from #8b8b8b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #17fff3 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #51c5bf

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #51c5bf! For #51c5bf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #51c5bf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #51c5bf

This color, #51c5bf, consists of 31.8% Red, 77.3% Green, and 74.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 81, Green = 197, Blue = 191. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #51c5bf is 58.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 3% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R31.8%
C58.9%
G77.3%
M0.0%
B74.9%
Y3.0%
K22.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 81 197 191
Octal 121 305 277
Hexa #51 #c5 #bf
Binary 01010001 11000101 10111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 58 0 3 22
Octal 72 0 3 26
Hexa #3a #00 #03 #16
Binary 00111010 00000000 00000011 00010110

Analogous Colors of #51c5bf

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #51c5bf — which has hue 176.9° — its analogous colors are located at 146.9° and 206.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51c5bf.

Triadic Colors of #51c5bf

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #51c5bf — which has hue 176.9° — its triadic colors are located at 56.9° and 296.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51c5bf.

Complementary Color of #51c5bf

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #51c5bf — which has hue 176.9° — its complementary color is located at 356.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51c5bf.

Split Complementary Colors of #51c5bf

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #51c5bf — which has hue 176.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 26.9° and 326.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51c5bf.

Tetradic Colors of #51c5bf

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #51c5bf — which has hue 176.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 86.9°, 176.9°, 266.9°, and 356.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #51c5bf.

Monochromatic Colors of #51c5bf

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #51c5bf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3d6563 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9af1ec (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #51c5bf

We want to make getting started with #51c5bf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #51c5bf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #51c5bf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #51c5bf with other HTML elements.

#51c5bf Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #51c5bf.
<span style="color: #51c5bf;">The color of this text is #51c5bf.</span>

#51c5bf Background Color

The background color for this text is #51c5bf.
<div style="background-color: #51c5bf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #51c5bf.</div>

#51c5bf Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #51c5bf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #51c5bf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #51c5bf.</span>

#51c5bf Border Color

This is a div with border color #51c5bf.
<div style="border: #51c5bf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #51c5bf.</div>

#51c5bf Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #51c5bf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #51c5bf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #51c5bf on a white background.</div></div>

#51c5bf Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #51c5bf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #51c5bf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #51c5bf on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #51c5bf to White

This is a gradient from #51c5bf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#51c5bf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#51c5bf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#51c5bf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#51c5bf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #51c5bf to white.</div>

Gradient from #51c5bf to Black

This is a gradient from #51c5bf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#51c5bf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#51c5bf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#51c5bf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#51c5bf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #51c5bf to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #51c5bf

In addition to using #51c5bf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #51c5bf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #51c5bf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 81, Green = 197, Blue = 191). If you need details about the color coordinates of #51c5bf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #51c5bf
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(81, 197, 191)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #51c5bf; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #51c5bf; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #51c5bf; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(81, 197, 191);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#51c5bf")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:81, green:197, blue:191, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:81 green:197 blue:191 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(81f, 197f, 191f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(81, 197, 191);
 

#51c5bf Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #51c5bf the same way. For those with color blindness, #51c5bf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #51c5bf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #51c5bf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #51c5bf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #51c5bf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #51c5bf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text