#51C040#51C040
#51C040 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.195 H 141.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51C040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 192, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(112, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(112, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 66.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.34, -55.51, 53.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.34, 76.82, 136.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.72% -0.1517 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.72% 0.195 141.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1673, 39.8167, 11.3140) |
| Luminance | 0.3982 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 2.42
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 3.45
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 3.94
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.38
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.41
Frog Green
#58BC08
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51C040 #AF40C0
analogous
#91C040 #51C040 #40C06F
triadic
#51C040 #4051C0 #C04051
tetradic
#51C040 #4091C0 #AF40C0 #C06F40
square
#51C040 #4091C0 #AF40C0 #C06F40
split-complementary
#51C040 #6F40C0 #C04091
monochromatic
#2A6421 #3D9230 #51C040 #7BCF6E #A5DE9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#51C040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#51C040 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51C040
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51C040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51C040 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A64C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42BAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51c040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 192, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.195 141.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd47b',
500: '#51c040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51c040; $custom-light: #8dd47b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51c040",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 192,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 112.031,
"s": 50.394,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71722,
"c": 0.19482,
"h": 141.1
},
"luminance": 0.39819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51C040
secondary
#C391CB
accent
#4EDAC7
background
#F9FDF7
surface
#F1FAEE
border
#CBD3C9
text
#0D140A
muted
#7E837C