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#51B91C

#51b91c ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#51b91c is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 72.55% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.86% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 99.75°, with 73.71% saturation and 41.76% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 0.69.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3653

Complementary

  1. #51b91c
  2. #841cb9

Split complementary

  1. #51b91c
  2. #361cb9
  3. #b91c9f

Analogous

  1. #9fb91c
  2. #51b91c
  3. #1cb936

Triadic

  1. #51b91c
  2. #1c51b9
  3. #b91c51

Tetradic

  1. #51b91c
  2. #1cb984
  3. #841cb9
  4. #b91c51

Square

  1. #51b91c
  2. #1c9fb9
  3. #841cb9
  4. #b9361c

Monochromatic

  1. #173408
  2. #347712
  3. #51b91c
  4. #76e23f
  5. #a6ec82

Shades

#51b91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51b91c
  2. #49a719
  3. #419416
  4. #398214
  5. #316f11
  6. #295d0e
  7. #204a0b
  8. #183808
  9. #102506
  10. #081303
  11. #000000

Tints

#51b91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51b91c
  2. #62c033
  3. #74c749
  4. #85ce60
  5. #97d577
  6. #a8dc8e
  7. #b9e3a4
  8. #cbeabb
  9. #dcf1d2
  10. #eef8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51b91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51b91c
  2. #56b326
  3. #5aae30
  4. #5fa83a
  5. #64a244
  6. #699d4e
  7. #6d9758
  8. #729162
  9. #778b6c
  10. #7b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89ac82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a031 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48b29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9faf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95aa2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bb57e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51b91c {
  color: #51b91c;
}
Background
.bg-51b91c {
  background-color: #51b91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51b91c {
  border: 2px solid #51b91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51b91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 185 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51b91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51b91c, #1cb936);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51b91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 185 28 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 0.69 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.19 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.76 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.03 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.70 #ae46e3 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#51b91c  rgb(81, 185, 28)  hsl(100, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#841cb9  rgb(132, 28, 185)  hsl(280, 74%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#1c51b9  rgb(28, 81, 185)  hsl(220, 74%, 42%)  Sapphire
#b91c51  rgb(185, 28, 81)  hsl(340, 74%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose