#51A99C Color

#51A99C is rgb(81, 169, 156) in RGB and hsl(171, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A99C

HEX#51A99C

RGBrgb(81, 169, 156)

HSLhsl(171, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(171, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.087 182.7)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 8%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A99C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A99C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A99C Complementary#A9515E Analogous#51A970 Analogous#518AA9 Triadic#9C51A9 Triadic#A99C51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A99C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B6AA #80C2B8 #98CDC5 #B0D9D3 #C8E4E0 #E0F0EE

Shades

#479489 #3C7C72 #32675F #264F49 #1C3B36 #112220

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