Recognised as Colour
#51D73B
- #51D73B
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Limegreen
#51D73B is a green with RGB values 81, 215, 59 and HSL 112°, 66%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#51D73B#51D73B
HEX#51D73B
RGBrgb(81, 215, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.8431, 0.2314
RGB percentages31.8%, 84.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(111.5, 66.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.5, 72.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK62.3%, 0%, 72.6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,363,515
CSS custom property--colour: #51D73B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#AE28C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C13BD7
Analogous#9FD73B, #3BD773
Triadic#3B51D7, #D73B51
Split complementary#733BD7, #D73B9F
Tetradic#3B9FD7, #C13BD7, #D7733B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G215
B59
Red81 (31.8%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue111.54°
Saturation (HSL)66.1%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G D7 · B 3B
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