#51A9A1 Color

#51A9A1 is rgb(81, 169, 161) in RGB and hsl(175, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A9A1

HEX#51A9A1

RGBrgb(81, 169, 161)

HSLhsl(175, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(175, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.086 187.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A9A1 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 text7.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A9A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A9A1 Complementary#A95159 Analogous#51A976 Analogous#5184A9 Triadic#A151A9 Triadic#A9A151

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A9A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B6B0 #80C2BC #98CDC9 #B0D9D5 #C8E4E2 #E0F0EF

Shades

#47948E #3C7C77 #326763 #264F4C #1C3B38 #112221

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