#51A9A0 Color

#51A9A0 is rgb(81, 169, 160) in RGB and hsl(174, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A9A0

HEX#51A9A0

RGBrgb(81, 169, 160)

HSLhsl(174, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(174, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.086 186.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 5%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A9A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A9A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A9A0 Complementary#A9515A Analogous#51A974 Analogous#5186A9 Triadic#A051A9 Triadic#A9A051

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A9A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B6AE #80C2BB #98CDC8 #B0D9D5 #C8E4E2 #E0F0EE

Shades

#47948C #3C7C76 #326762 #264F4B #1C3B37 #112221

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