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Recognised as Colour

#51E28A

  • #51E28A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#51E28A is a green with RGB values 81, 226, 138 and HSL 144°, 71%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#51E28A#51E28A
HEX#51E28A
RGBrgb(81, 226, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.8863, 0.5412
RGB percentages31.8%, 88.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(143.6, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.6, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK64.2%, 0%, 38.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,366,410
CSS custom property--colour: #51E28A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#AE1D75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D084no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC390no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00DFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.9Medium spring green · ΔE 14.4Pale green · ΔE 15.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.8Spring green · ΔE 25.5Aquamarine · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E251A9
Analogous#60E251, #51E2D3
Triadic#8A51E2, #E28A51
Split complementary#D351E2, #E25160
Tetradic#5160E2, #E251A9, #E2D351

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4F8E2
Lighter +20%#A8F1C5
Lighter +10%#7DE9A7
Darker −10%#25DB6D
Darker −20%#1DB057
Darker −30%#168441
Darker −40%#0F582C
More saturated +25%#38FB85
Less saturated −25%#6AC98F

Channel breakdown

R81
G226
B138
Red81 (31.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue143.59°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G E2 · B 8A

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