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Recognised as Colour

#51B26E

  • #51B26E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#51B26E is a green with RGB values 81, 178, 110 and HSL 138°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#51B26E#51B26E
HEX#51B26E
RGBrgb(81, 178, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.698, 0.4314
RGB percentages31.8%, 69.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(137.9, 38.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.9, 54.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK54.5%, 0%, 38.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,354,094
CSS custom property--colour: #51B26E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#AE4D91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3A569no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59B72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#39AFA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 4.9Sea green · ΔE 15.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.6Light green · ΔE 23.7Forest green · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 4.86, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25195
Analogous#65B251, #51B29E
Triadic#6E51B2, #B26E51
Split complementary#9E51B2, #B25165
Tetradic#5165B2, #B25195, #B29E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF1E4
Lighter +30%#BBE1C6
Lighter +20%#98D1A9
Lighter +10%#74C28B
Darker −10%#409058
Darker −20%#306D42
Darker −30%#21492D
Darker −40%#112617
More saturated +25%#32D161
Less saturated −25%#70937B

Channel breakdown

R81
G178
B110
Red81 (31.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue137.94°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G B2 · B 6E

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