#51A9A3 Color

#51A9A3 is rgb(81, 169, 163) in RGB and hsl(176, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A9A3

HEX#51A9A3

RGBrgb(81, 169, 163)

HSLhsl(176, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(176, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.085 189.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 4%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A9A3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A9A3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A9A3 Complementary#A95157 Analogous#51A977 Analogous#5183A9 Triadic#A351A9 Triadic#A9A351

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A9A3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B6B1 #80C2BD #98CDCA #B0D9D6 #C8E4E3 #E0F0EF

Shades

#47948F #3C7C78 #326764 #264F4C #1C3B38 #112221

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