#51AED1 Hex Color

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Hex color #51aed1 graphic
#51aed1 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #51aed1.

Questions about #51aed1

What is #51aed1 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #51aed1 is rgb(81, 174, 209), in HSL hsl(196, 58%, 57%) and in CMYK 61%, 17%, 0%, 18%.
Is #51aed1 readable on white or black?
#51aed1 has a 2.52:1 contrast ratio on white and 8.32:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.