Information about #51BAA8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #51BAA8 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(81, 186, 168) (31.8% red, 72.9% green, 65.9% blue), or CMYK 41 / 0 / 7 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#51BAA8 presents itself as a clearly saturated aqua cyan — one 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 almost identical to Puerto Rico (#59BAA3). Slightly further away sit Verdigris (#43B3AE) and Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8).

The recipe behind #51BAA8 is rgb(81, 186, 168), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #51BAA8: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#51BAA8 color variations

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

#51BAA8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51BAA8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51BAA8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51BAA8 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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#51BAA8 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 #51BAA8

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

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51BAA8
  • RGB81, 186, 168
  • CMYK41, 0, 7, 27
  • CSSrgb(81, 186, 168)
  • HSL170°, 43%, 52%
  • HSL Precise169.714°, 43.21%, 52.353%
  • HSV170°, 56%, 73%
  • HSB170°, 56%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.729, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.729, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.729, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51BAA8
  • DECIMAL ID5356200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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