#51CA56#51CA56
#51CA56 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.190 H 144.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CA56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 202, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 57.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.67, -56.81, 47.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.67, 73.89, 140.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.53% -0.1541 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.53% 0.19 144) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1921, 44.6598, 16.0422) |
| Luminance | 0.4466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 3.91
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.07
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 4.69
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.05
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 5.45
Lightish Green
#61E160
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CA56 #CA51C5
analogous
#89CA51 #51CA56 #51CA92
triadic
#51CA56 #5651CA #CA5651
tetradic
#51CA56 #5189CA #CA51C5 #CA9251
square
#51CA56 #5189CA #CA51C5 #CA9251
split-complementary
#51CA56 #9251CA #CA5189
monochromatic
#257B29 #34AA39 #51CA56 #80D884 #AFE7B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#51CA56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#51CA56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CA56
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CA56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CA56 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB94A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#39C5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51ca56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 202, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.190 144.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edb89',
500: '#51ca56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51ca56; $custom-light: #8edb89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51ca56",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 202,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 122.479,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74534,
"c": 0.19043,
"h": 144
},
"luminance": 0.44662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CA56
secondary
#D5A2D3
accent
#4BD7DD
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F2FBF0
border
#CCD4CB
text
#0D150C
muted
#7E837D