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#51BCBA

#51bcba ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51bcba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 73.73% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 178.88°, with 44.4% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4126

Complementary

  1. #51bcba
  2. #bc5153

Split complementary

  1. #51bcba
  2. #bc5189
  3. #bc8551

Analogous

  1. #51bc85
  2. #51bcba
  3. #5189bc

Triadic

  1. #51bcba
  2. #ba51bc
  3. #bcba51

Tetradic

  1. #51bcba
  2. #5153bc
  3. #bc5153
  4. #bcba51

Square

  1. #51bcba
  2. #8551bc
  3. #bc5153
  4. #89bc51

Monochromatic

  1. #205453
  2. #368b89
  3. #51bcba
  4. #88d1d0
  5. #bfe7e6

Shades

#51bcba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51bcba
  2. #49a9a7
  3. #419695
  4. #398482
  5. #317170
  6. #295e5d
  7. #204b4a
  8. #183838
  9. #102625
  10. #081313
  11. #000000

Tints

#51bcba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51bcba
  2. #62c3c1
  3. #74c9c8
  4. #85d0cf
  5. #97d7d6
  6. #a8dedd
  7. #b9e4e3
  8. #cbebea
  9. #dcf2f1
  10. #eef8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51bcba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51bcba
  2. #56b6b4
  3. #5ab0ae
  4. #5faaa9
  5. #64a4a3
  6. #699e9d
  7. #6d9897
  8. #729291
  9. #778c8c
  10. #7b8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b3ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a7bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94b7ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87b0bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #26bfbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51bcba {
  color: #51bcba;
}
Background
.bg-51bcba {
  background-color: #51bcba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51bcba {
  border: 2px solid #51bcba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51bcba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 188 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51bcba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51bcba, #5189bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51bcba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 188 186 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.00 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.62 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.84 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.04 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.51 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.56 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.35 #ae4345 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Verdigris
#51bcba  rgb(81, 188, 186)  hsl(179, 44%, 53%)  Verdigris
#bc5153  rgb(188, 81, 83)  hsl(359, 44%, 53%)  Brick Red
#ba51bc  rgb(186, 81, 188)  hsl(299, 44%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#bcba51  rgb(188, 186, 81)  hsl(59, 44%, 53%)  Dark Khaki