Palettes / Colors / #51BFBC

#51BFBC — Muted Teal

#51BFBC is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #51BFBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#51BFBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BE5054; it also sits naturally between #50BE83 and #508BBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #51BFBC

.text { color: #51BFBC; }
.background { background-color: #51BFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #51BFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 46%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #51BFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #51BFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 191, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#51BFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#51BFBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE5054:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #51BFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #51BFBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #51BFBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #51BFBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #51BFBC?

#51BFBC is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 81, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #51BFBC?

#51BFBC is RGB 81, 191, 188 — HSL 178°, 46%, 53% — CMYK 58%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #51BFBC?

Its complement is #BE5054; analogous partners are #50BE83 and #508BBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #51BFBC for text?

Black text on #51BFBC has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.