#51a1a2

Color #51a1a2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 4.5 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#51a1a2

RGB

rgb(81, 161, 162)

HSL

hsl(180.7, 33.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180.7, 50%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 0.6%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(61.52, -24.12, -8.07)

LCH

lch(61.52, 25.43, 198.5)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0784, 196.52)

HWB

hwb(180.7, 31.8%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a25251

Analogous

#51a27a

#51a1a2

#5178a2

Triadic

#51a1a2

#a251a1

#a1a251

Split-complementary

#51a1a2

#a25178

#a27a51

Tetradic

#51a1a2

#5251a2

#a25251

#a1a251

Square

#51a1a2

#7a51a2

#a25251

#78a251

Shades

Color #51a1a2 mixed toward black.

#438687

#366b6c

#285051

#1b3636

#0d1b1b

Tints

Color #51a1a2 mixed toward white.

#6bb4b5

#88c3c4

#a6d2d2

#c4e1e1

#e1f0f0

Tones

Color #51a1a2 mixed toward gray.

#589a9b

#5e9494

#658d8e

#6c8787

#738080

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7da2 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#7771a2 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#57a2a2 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #51a1a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51a1a2]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#51a1a2 (#51a1a2) is rgb(81, 161, 162) in RGB.

No, #51a1a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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