#51A99D Color

#51A99D is rgb(81, 169, 157) in RGB and hsl(172, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A99D

HEX#51A99D

RGBrgb(81, 169, 157)

HSLhsl(172, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(172, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.087 183.7)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 7%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A99D 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 #51A99D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A99D Complementary#A9515D Analogous#51A971 Analogous#5189A9 Triadic#9D51A9 Triadic#A99D51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A99D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B6AC #80C2B9 #98CDC6 #B0D9D3 #C8E4E1 #E0F0EE

Shades

#47948A #3C7C73 #326760 #264F4A #1C3B36 #112220

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