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Recognised as Colour

#51A322

  • #51A322
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#51A322 is a green with RGB values 81, 163, 34 and HSL 98°, 65%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#51A322#51A322
HEX#51A322
RGBrgb(81, 163, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.6392, 0.1333
RGB percentages31.8%, 63.9%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(98.1, 65.5%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.1, 79.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 79.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,350,178
CSS custom property--colour: #51A322;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#AE5CDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A99500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8E31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4C9D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7422A3
Analogous#92A322, #22A333
Triadic#2251A3, #A32251
Split complementary#3322A3, #A32292
Tetradic#2292A3, #7422A3, #A33322

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#BFECA5
Lighter +30%#A1E37B
Lighter +20%#83DB50
Lighter +10%#66CD2B
Darker −10%#3C7919
Darker −20%#274F10
Darker −30%#122408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4ABC09
Less saturated −25%#588A3B

Channel breakdown

R81
G163
B34
Red81 (31.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue98.14°
Saturation (HSL)65.48%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G A3 · B 22

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