#51A498 Color

#51A498 is rgb(81, 164, 152) in RGB and hsl(171, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A498

HEX#51A498

RGBrgb(81, 164, 152)

HSLhsl(171, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(171, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.083 183.1)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 7%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A498 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A498 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A498 Complementary#A4515D Analogous#51A46E Analogous#5187A4 Triadic#9851A4 Triadic#A49851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A498, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65B3A8 #7DBFB5 #95CBC3 #B0D8D2 #C8E4E0 #E0F0EE

Shades

#479085 #3B786E #31635C #274F49 #1D3A36 #112220

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