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Recognised as Colour

#51E595

  • #51E595
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#51E595 is a green with RGB values 81, 229, 149 and HSL 148°, 74%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#51E595#51E595
HEX#51E595
RGBrgb(81, 229, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.898, 0.5843
RGB percentages31.8%, 89.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(147.6, 74%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.6, 64.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK64.6%, 0%, 34.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,367,189
CSS custom property--colour: #51E595;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#AE1A6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4D490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C69Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00E3D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.9Medium spring green · ΔE 15.4Pale green · ΔE 16.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.1Aquamarine · ΔE 23.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E551A1
Analogous#57E551, #51E5DF
Triadic#9551E5, #E59551
Split complementary#DF51E5, #E55157
Tetradic#5157E5, #E551A1, #E5DF51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6F9E6
Lighter +20%#AAF2CB
Lighter +10%#7DECB0
Darker −10%#25DE7A
Darker −20%#1BB562
Darker −30%#14894A
Darker −40%#0E5C32
More saturated +25%#38FE93
Less saturated −25%#6ACC97

Channel breakdown

R81
G229
B149
Red81 (31.8%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue147.57°
Saturation (HSL)74%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G E5 · B 95

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