#51857E Color

#51857E is rgb(81, 133, 126) in RGB and hsl(172, 24%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51857E

HEX#51857E

RGBrgb(81, 133, 126)

HSLhsl(172, 24%, 42%)

HSVhsv(172, 39%, 52%)

OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.057 184.9)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 5%, 48%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51857E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51857E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51857E Complementary#855158 Analogous#518564 Analogous#517285 Triadic#7E5185 Triadic#857E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51857E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#619E96 #7AAEA7 #93BDB8 #ADCDC8 #C6DCD9 #DFECEA

Shades

#48756F #3C625D #32524E #273F3C #1D2F2D #111C1B

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