#51A4A0 Color

#51A4A0 is rgb(81, 164, 160) in RGB and hsl(177, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A4A0

HEX#51A4A0

RGBrgb(81, 164, 160)

HSLhsl(177, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(177, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.081 191.2)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 2%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A4A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A4A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A4A0 Complementary#A45155 Analogous#51A476 Analogous#517FA4 Triadic#A051A4 Triadic#A4A051

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A4A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65B3AF #7DBFBC #95CBC8 #B0D8D6 #C8E4E3 #E0F0EF

Shades

#47908C #3B7875 #316361 #274F4D #1D3A39 #112221

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