#51B8AE Color

#51B8AE is rgb(81, 184, 174) in RGB and hsl(174, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B8AE

HEX#51B8AE

RGBrgb(81, 184, 174)

HSLhsl(174, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(174, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.097 186.6)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 5%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B8AE Complementary#B8515B Analogous#51B87A Analogous#518FB8 Triadic#AE51B8 Triadic#B8AE51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC2BA #80CBC4 #9AD6D0 #AFDEDA #C9E9E6 #DEF2F0

Shades

#43A399 #388A81 #2E706A #255B55 #1B413D #102825

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