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Recognised as Colour

#51A226

  • #51A226
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#51A226 is a green with RGB values 81, 162, 38 and HSL 99°, 62%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#51A226#51A226
HEX#51A226
RGBrgb(81, 162, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.6353, 0.149
RGB percentages31.8%, 63.5%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(99.2, 62%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.2, 76.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 76.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,349,926
CSS custom property--colour: #51A226;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#AE5DD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79409no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4C9C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.6Green · ΔE 14.8Olivedrab · ΔE 19Yellow green · ΔE 23.2Limegreen · ΔE 26Dark green · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7726A2
Analogous#8FA226, #26A239
Triadic#2651A2, #A22651
Split complementary#3926A2, #A2268F
Tetradic#268FA2, #7726A2, #A23926

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0EBA9
Lighter +30%#A2E180
Lighter +20%#83D757
Lighter +10%#66CB30
Darker −10%#3C791C
Darker −20%#284F13
Darker −30%#132609
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#49BB0D
Less saturated −25%#59893F

Channel breakdown

R81
G162
B38
Red81 (31.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue99.19°
Saturation (HSL)62%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G A2 · B 26

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