#51A49A Color

#51A49A is rgb(81, 164, 154) in RGB and hsl(173, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A49A

HEX#51A49A

RGBrgb(81, 164, 154)

HSLhsl(173, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(173, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.083 185.1)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 6%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A49A 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 text7.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A49A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A49A Complementary#A4515A Analogous#51A471 Analogous#5184A4 Triadic#9A51A4 Triadic#A49A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A49A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65B3AA #7DBFB7 #95CBC5 #B0D8D4 #C8E4E1 #E0F0EE

Shades

#479087 #3B7871 #31635D #274F4A #1D3A37 #112220

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