#51A9A4 Color

#51A9A4 is rgb(81, 169, 164) in RGB and hsl(177, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A9A4

HEX#51A9A4

RGBrgb(81, 169, 164)

HSLhsl(177, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(177, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.085 190.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A9A4 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 text7.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A9A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A9A4 Complementary#A95156 Analogous#51A979 Analogous#5181A9 Triadic#A451A9 Triadic#A9A451

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A9A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B6B2 #80C2BE #98CDCB #B0D9D7 #C8E4E3 #E0F0EF

Shades

#479490 #3C7C79 #326765 #264F4D #1C3B39 #112222

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