#51B8AA Color

#51B8AA is rgb(81, 184, 170) in RGB and hsl(172, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B8AA

HEX#51B8AA

RGBrgb(81, 184, 170)

HSLhsl(172, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(172, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.098 183.3)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 8%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B8AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B8AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B8AA Complementary#B8515F Analogous#51B877 Analogous#5192B8 Triadic#AA51B8 Triadic#B8AA51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B8AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC2B7 #80CBC1 #9AD6CE #AFDED8 #C9E9E5 #DEF2EF

Shades

#43A396 #388A7F #2E7067 #255B53 #1B413C #102825

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