Close to Electric Blue
#51ECF9
#51ECF9 is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 92.5% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 93% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #51ECF9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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14.72:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.43:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.72:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #51ECF9 as they’d see it.
#51ECF9 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #51ECF9
What color is #51ECF9?
#51ECF9 is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 92.5% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 93% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #51ECF9 in RGB?
#51ECF9 is rgb(81, 236, 249): 81 red, 236 green, and 249 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #51ECF9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(67, 5, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #51ECF9?
PANTONE 319 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #51ECF9?
Its complement #FDCDC5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.