#51A49C Color

#51A49C is rgb(81, 164, 156) in RGB and hsl(174, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A49C

HEX#51A49C

RGBrgb(81, 164, 156)

HSLhsl(174, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(174, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.082 187.1)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 5%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A49C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A49C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A49C Complementary#A45159 Analogous#51A472 Analogous#5183A4 Triadic#9C51A4 Triadic#A49C51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A49C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65B3AB #7DBFB8 #95CBC5 #B0D8D4 #C8E4E1 #E0F0EE

Shades

#479088 #3B7872 #31635E #274F4B #1D3A37 #112220

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