#51A49D Color

#51A49D is rgb(81, 164, 157) in RGB and hsl(175, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A49D

HEX#51A49D

RGBrgb(81, 164, 157)

HSLhsl(175, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(175, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.082 188.1)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 4%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A49D 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 text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A49D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A49D Complementary#A45158 Analogous#51A473 Analogous#5181A4 Triadic#9D51A4 Triadic#A49D51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A49D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65B3AD #7DBFBA #95CBC6 #B0D8D5 #C8E4E2 #E0F0EF

Shades

#479089 #3B7873 #31635F #274F4B #1D3A38 #112221

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