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Recognised as Colour

#51E496

  • #51E496
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#51E496 is a green with RGB values 81, 228, 150 and HSL 148°, 73%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#51E496#51E496
HEX#51E496
RGBrgb(81, 228, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.8941, 0.5882
RGB percentages31.8%, 89.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(148.2, 73.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.2, 64.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK64.5%, 0%, 34.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,366,934
CSS custom property--colour: #51E496;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#AE1B69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3D391no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C59Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.2Medium spring green · ΔE 16.3Pale green · ΔE 17Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.4Aquamarine · ΔE 22.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4519F
Analogous#56E451, #51E4DF
Triadic#9651E4, #E49651
Split complementary#DF51E4, #E45156
Tetradic#5156E4, #E4519F, #E4DF51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F9E6
Lighter +20%#A9F2CB
Lighter +10%#7DEBB1
Darker −10%#25DD7B
Darker −20%#1CB363
Darker −30%#15874B
Darker −40%#0E5B32
More saturated +25%#38FD94
Less saturated −25%#6ACB98

Channel breakdown

R81
G228
B150
Red81 (31.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue148.16°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G E4 · B 96

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