#51C679#51C679
#51C679 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.154 H 152.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51C679 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 198, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(141, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(141, 59%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 0%, 38.9%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.90, -50.06, 28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.90, 57.85, 149.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.06% -0.1355 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.06% 0.154 152) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0365, 43.5154, 25.0600) |
| Luminance | 0.4352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 0.67
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.73
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.85
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.22
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 3.48
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51C679 #C6519E
analogous
#64C651 #51C679 #51C6B4
triadic
#51C679 #7951C6 #C67951
tetradic
#51C679 #5164C6 #C6519E #C6B451
square
#51C679 #5164C6 #C6519E #C6B451
split-complementary
#51C679 #B451C6 #C65164
monochromatic
#277642 #36A45B #51C679 #7FD59D #ADE4C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#51C679 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#51C679 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51C679
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51C679 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51C679 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B774
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2DC3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51c679; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 198, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.154 152.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd8a0',
500: '#51c679',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51c679; $custom-light: #8cd8a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51c679",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 198,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.513,
"s": 50.649,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7406,
"c": 0.15357,
"h": 152
},
"luminance": 0.43518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51C679
secondary
#D2A1C1
accent
#4EAADA
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0D150F
muted
#7E837E