#51C56E#51C56E
#51C56E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.163 H 149.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51C56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 197, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 50%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 59%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 44.2%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.42, -51.53, 34.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.42, 61.75, 146.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.61% -0.1393 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.61% 0.163 149) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1722, 42.8052, 21.6318) |
| Luminance | 0.4281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.68
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.15
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.03
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 3.31
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.92
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51C56E #C551A8
analogous
#6EC551 #51C56E #51C5A8
triadic
#51C56E #6E51C5 #C56E51
tetradic
#51C56E #516EC5 #C551A8 #C5A851
square
#51C56E #516EC5 #C551A8 #C5A851
split-complementary
#51C56E #A851C5 #C5516E
monochromatic
#27753A #36A351 #51C56E #7FD494 #ADE4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#51C56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#51C56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51C56E
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51C56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51C56E | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B567
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AB74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51c56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 197, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.163 149.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd799',
500: '#51c56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51c56e; $custom-light: #8cd799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51c56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 197,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135,
"s": 50,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73608,
"c": 0.16252,
"h": 149
},
"luminance": 0.42808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51C56E
secondary
#D1A0C5
accent
#4EB7DA
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0D140E
muted
#7E837E