Recognised as Colour

#51AC1E

#51AC1E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#51AC1E is a green with RGB values 81, 172, 30 and HSL 98°, 70%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#51AC1E

RGBrgb(81, 172, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.6745, 0.1176

RGB percentages31.8%, 67.5%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(98.5, 70.3%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(98.5, 82.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK52.9%, 0%, 82.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,352,478

CSS custom property--colour: #51AC1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#AE53E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B29D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#A69530no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4AA692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 18.2 Green · ΔE 18.7 Limegreen · ΔE 19.5 Yellow green · ΔE 20.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.3 Dark green · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#791EAC

Analogous#98AC1E, #1EAC32

Triadic#1E51AC, #AC1E51

Split complementary#321EAC, #AC1E98

Tetradic#1E98AC, #791EAC, #AC321E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1F0A6

Lighter +30%#A2E87B

Lighter +20%#84E050

Lighter +10%#65D726

Darker −10%#3D8116

Darker −20%#28550F

Darker −30%#142A07

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4AC505

Less saturated −25%#589337

Channel breakdown

R81

G172

B30

Red81 (31.8%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue98.45°

Saturation (HSL)70.3%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G AC · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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