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#51DFDD

#51dfdd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#51dfdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 87.45% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.9% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 179.15°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.5975

Complementary

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #df5153

Split complementary

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #df519a
  3. #df9651

Analogous

  1. #51df96
  2. #51dfdd
  3. #519adf

Triadic

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #dd51df
  3. #dfdd51

Tetradic

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #5153df
  3. #df5153
  4. #dfdd51

Square

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #9651df
  3. #df5153
  4. #9adf51

Monochromatic

  1. #17807e
  2. #23c0be
  3. #51dfdd
  4. #92ebea
  5. #d2f7f6

Shades

#51dfdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #49c9c7
  3. #41b2b1
  4. #399c9b
  5. #318685
  6. #29706f
  7. #205958
  8. #184342
  9. #102d2c
  10. #081616
  11. #000000

Tints

#51dfdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #62e2e0
  3. #74e5e4
  4. #85e9e7
  5. #97eceb
  6. #a8efee
  7. #b9f2f1
  8. #cbf5f5
  9. #dcf9f8
  10. #eefcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51dfdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51dfdd
  2. #56d6d4
  3. #5accca
  4. #5fc3c1
  5. #64b9b8
  6. #69b0af
  7. #6da6a5
  8. #729d9c
  9. #779393
  10. #7b8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d3d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d4dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc4de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #add9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ccfde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51dfdd {
  color: #51dfdd;
}
Background
.bg-51dfdd {
  background-color: #51dfdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51dfdd {
  border: 2px solid #51dfdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51dfdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 223 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51dfdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51dfdd, #519adf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51dfdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 223 221 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.55 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.10 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.88 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.89 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.21 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.05 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.14 #ae2022 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#51dfdd  rgb(81, 223, 221)  hsl(179, 69%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#df5153  rgb(223, 81, 83)  hsl(359, 69%, 60%)  Indian Red
#dd51df  rgb(221, 81, 223)  hsl(299, 69%, 60%)  Fuchsia
#dfdd51  rgb(223, 221, 81)  hsl(59, 69%, 60%)  Straw