#51A49E Color

#51A49E is rgb(81, 164, 158) in RGB and hsl(176, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A49E

HEX#51A49E

RGBrgb(81, 164, 158)

HSLhsl(176, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(176, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.082 189.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A49E 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 #51A49E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A49E Complementary#A45156 Analogous#51A475 Analogous#5180A4 Triadic#9E51A4 Triadic#A49E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A49E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65B3AE #7DBFBB #95CBC7 #B0D8D6 #C8E4E2 #E0F0EF

Shades

#47908B #3B7874 #316360 #274F4C #1D3A38 #112221

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