#51A237#51A237
#51A237 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.164 H 139.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51A237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 162, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 66%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.77, -44.85, 46.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.77, 64.63, 133.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.81% -0.1234 0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.81% 0.164 139) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0026, 27.8646, 8.0961) |
| Luminance | 0.2787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 2.55
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.84
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.92
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.97
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 4.15
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51A237 #8837A2
analogous
#86A237 #51A237 #37A253
triadic
#51A237 #3751A2 #A23751
tetradic
#51A237 #3786A2 #8837A2 #A25337
square
#51A237 #3786A2 #8837A2 #A25337
split-complementary
#51A237 #5337A2 #A23786
monochromatic
#234718 #3A7427 #51A237 #6EC452 #94D480
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#51A237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#51A237 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #51A237
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51A237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51A237 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79429
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A9D8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51a237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 162, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.164 139.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89be73',
500: '#51a237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51a237; $custom-light: #89be73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51a237",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 162,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 105.421,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63814,
"c": 0.16352,
"h": 139
},
"luminance": 0.27866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51A237
secondary
#AC78BD
accent
#4FD9B7
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F7ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1208
muted
#7D817B