#51A1A9 Color

#51A1A9 is rgb(81, 161, 169) in RGB and hsl(185, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A1A9

HEX#51A1A9

RGBrgb(81, 161, 169)

HSLhsl(185, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(185, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.079 204.1)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 5%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A1A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A1A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A1A9 Complementary#A95951 Analogous#51A984 Analogous#5176A9 Triadic#A951A1 Triadic#A1A951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A1A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B0B6 #80BCC2 #98C9CD #B0D5D9 #C8E2E4 #E0EFF0

Shades

#478E94 #3C777C #326367 #264C4F #1C383B #112122

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