#51A979 Color

#51A979 is rgb(81, 169, 121) in RGB and hsl(147, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A979

HEX#51A979

RGBrgb(81, 169, 121)

HSLhsl(147, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(147, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.112 157.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 28%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A979 Complementary#A95181 Analogous#56A951 Analogous#51A9A4 Triadic#7951A9 Triadic#A97951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B68B #80C29D #98CDB0 #B0D9C2 #C8E4D5 #E0F0E7

Shades

#47946A #3C7C59 #32674A #264F39 #1C3B2A #112219

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