#51CA5E#51CA5E
#51CA5E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.184 H 145.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 202, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 53.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.76, -55.80, 43.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.76, 70.81, 142.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.64% -0.1511 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.64% 0.184 145.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5326, 44.7960, 17.8358) |
| Luminance | 0.4480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.03
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.59
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.94
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.35
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CA5E #CA51BD
analogous
#81CA51 #51CA5E #51CA9A
triadic
#51CA5E #5E51CA #CA5E51
tetradic
#51CA5E #5181CA #CA51BD #CA9A51
square
#51CA5E #5181CA #CA51BD #CA9A51
split-complementary
#51CA5E #9A51CA #CA5181
monochromatic
#257B2F #34AA40 #51CA5E #80D889 #AFE7B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#51CA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#51CA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CA5E
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CA5E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB954
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37C5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51ca5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 202, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.184 145.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8edb8e',
500: '#51ca5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51ca5e; $custom-light: #8edb8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51ca5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 202,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 126.446,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74637,
"c": 0.18367,
"h": 145.3
},
"luminance": 0.44799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CA5E
secondary
#D5A2CF
accent
#4BCDDD
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F2FBF0
border
#CCD4CB
text
#0D150C
muted
#7E837D