#51C451#51C451
#51C451 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.187 H 143.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51C451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 196, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 59%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 0%, 58.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.75, -55.20, 47.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.75, 72.69, 139.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.93% -0.15 0.1115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.93% 0.187 143.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6171, 41.8210, 14.5580) |
| Luminance | 0.4182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.50
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.98
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.27
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.16
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 5.37
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51C451 #C451C4
analogous
#8BC451 #51C451 #51C48B
triadic
#51C451 #5151C4 #C45151
tetradic
#51C451 #518BC4 #C451C4 #C48B51
square
#51C451 #518BC4 #C451C4 #C48B51
split-complementary
#51C451 #8B51C4 #C4518B
monochromatic
#277327 #37A137 #51C451 #7FD37F #ACE3AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#51C451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#51C451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51C451
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51C451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51C451 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B345
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A95A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3DBFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51c451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 196, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.187 143.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd785',
500: '#51c451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51c451; $custom-light: #8dd785; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51c451",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 196,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 49.356,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72934,
"c": 0.1869,
"h": 143.4
},
"luminance": 0.41823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51C451
secondary
#D1A0D1
accent
#4FD9D9
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F1FAEF
border
#CBD3CA
text
#0D140B
muted
#7E837C