#51B8A5 Color

#51B8A5 is rgb(81, 184, 165) in RGB and hsl(169, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B8A5

HEX#51B8A5

RGBrgb(81, 184, 165)

HSLhsl(169, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(169, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.1 179.3)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 10%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B8A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B8A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B8A5 Complementary#B85164 Analogous#51B872 Analogous#5197B8 Triadic#A551B8 Triadic#B8A551

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B8A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC2B2 #80CBBD #9AD6CB #AFDED6 #C9E9E3 #DEF2EE

Shades

#43A391 #388A7B #2E7064 #255B51 #1B413A #102824

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