#51C779#51C779
#51C779 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.155 H 151.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51C779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 199, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 59%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 39.2%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.21, -50.46, 29.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.21, 58.40, 149.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.31% -0.1366 0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.31% 0.155 151.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2659, 43.9740, 25.1364) |
| Luminance | 0.4398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 0.39
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.94
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.90
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.37
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 3.54
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51C779 #C7519F
analogous
#64C751 #51C779 #51C7B4
triadic
#51C779 #7951C7 #C77951
tetradic
#51C779 #5164C7 #C7519F #C7B451
square
#51C779 #5164C7 #C7519F #C7B451
split-complementary
#51C779 #B451C7 #C75164
monochromatic
#267742 #35A65B #51C779 #7FD69D #AEE5C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#51C779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#51C779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51C779
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51C779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51C779 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B874
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CC4B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51c779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 199, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.155 151.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd9a0',
500: '#51c779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51c779; $custom-light: #8cd9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51c779",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 199,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.339,
"s": 51.304,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74312,
"c": 0.15495,
"h": 151.8
},
"luminance": 0.43977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51C779
secondary
#D3A1C2
accent
#4DABDB
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0D150F
muted
#7E837E