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#51beca color: Faded Jeans

#51beca is rgb(81, 190, 202) in RGB and oklch(74.332% 0.09998 205.209) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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186°
100%

74.3%
0.100
205°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #51beca

#51beca is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 205°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Faded Jeans (#5dbdcb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #51beca mixed with white

  1. 51beca
  2. 67c5cf
  3. 7bcbd5
  4. 8dd2da
  5. 9ed8df
  6. afdfe5
  7. bfe5ea
  8. d0ecef
  9. dff2f4
  10. eff9fa

Darker: #51beca mixed with black

  1. 51beca
  2. 45a5af
  3. 3a8c95
  4. 2f757c
  5. 245e64
  6. 1a484d
  7. 103337
  8. 071f22
  9. 020d0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #51beca with less saturation

  1. 51beca
  2. 5fbcc7
  3. 6abbc4
  4. 75b9c1
  5. 7eb7be
  6. 87b5bb
  7. 8fb4b8
  8. 97b2b5
  9. 9eb0b2
  10. a5aeaf

Questions about #51beca

What color is #51beca?

#51beca is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Faded Jeans. In RGB it is rgb(81, 190, 202), in HSL hsl(185.95, 53.3%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.332% 0.09998 205.209).

What colors go well with #51beca?

The complementary color of #51beca is #e4938c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ec1a8 and #68b6e2. The triadic partners are #cc96cf and #c9a75e.

Is white or black text more readable on #51beca?

Black text reads better on #51beca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #51beca a warm or cool color?

#51beca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 205 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.1.