#51A7A9 Color

#51A7A9 is rgb(81, 167, 169) in RGB and hsl(181, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A7A9

HEX#51A7A9

RGBrgb(81, 167, 169)

HSLhsl(181, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(181, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.083 197.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 1%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A7A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A7A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A7A9 Complementary#A95351 Analogous#51A97E Analogous#517BA9 Triadic#A951A7 Triadic#A7A951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A7A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B5B6 #80C1C2 #98CCCD #B0D8D9 #C8E4E4 #E0F0F0

Shades

#479394 #3C7B7C #326667 #264E4F #1C3A3B #112222

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