#51A3B3 Color

#51A3B3 is rgb(81, 163, 179) in RGB and hsl(190, 39%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A3B3

HEX#51A3B3

RGBrgb(81, 163, 179)

HSLhsl(190, 39%, 51%)

HSVhsv(190, 55%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.083 212)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 9%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A3B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A3B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A3B3 Complementary#B36251 Analogous#51B392 Analogous#5172B3 Triadic#B351A3 Triadic#A3B351

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A3B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6AB0BE #7FBBC7 #98C8D2 #B1D5DD #CAE3E8 #DFEEF1

Shades

#448D9C #3B7A87 #30646E #254D55 #1A373C #112327

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