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#51A42E

#51a42e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#51a42e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 64.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.95% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 102.2°, with 56.19% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.04.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.285

Complementary

  1. #51a42e
  2. #812ea4

Split complementary

  1. #51a42e
  2. #462ea4
  3. #a42e8c

Analogous

  1. #8ca42e
  2. #51a42e
  3. #2ea446

Triadic

  1. #51a42e
  2. #2e51a4
  3. #a42e51

Tetradic

  1. #51a42e
  2. #2ea481
  3. #812ea4
  4. #a42e51

Square

  1. #51a42e
  2. #2e8ca4
  3. #812ea4
  4. #a4462e

Monochromatic

  1. #162d0c
  2. #34681d
  3. #51a42e
  4. #76ce50
  5. #a5df8c

Shades

#51a42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51a42e
  2. #499429
  3. #418325
  4. #397320
  5. #31621c
  6. #295217
  7. #204212
  8. #18310e
  9. #102109
  10. #081005
  11. #000000

Tints

#51a42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51a42e
  2. #62ad43
  3. #74b658
  4. #85bf6d
  5. #97c882
  6. #a8d297
  7. #b9dbab
  8. #cbe4c0
  9. #dcedd5
  10. #eef6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51a42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51a42e
  2. #56a036
  3. #5a9d3e
  4. #5f9947
  5. #64964f
  6. #699257
  7. #6d8e5f
  8. #728b67
  9. #778770
  10. #7b8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9976 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9961a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8f39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b9e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9c24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #869835 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4da173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51a42e {
  color: #51a42e;
}
Background
.bg-51a42e {
  background-color: #51a42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51a42e {
  border: 2px solid #51a42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51a42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 164 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51a42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51a42e, #2ea446);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51a42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 164 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.04 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.48 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.89 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.12 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.63 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.76 #ae5bd1 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#51a42e  rgb(81, 164, 46)  hsl(102, 56%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#812ea4  rgb(129, 46, 164)  hsl(282, 56%, 41%)  Purple Heart
#2e51a4  rgb(46, 81, 164)  hsl(222, 56%, 41%)  Sapphire
#a42e51  rgb(164, 46, 81)  hsl(342, 56%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam