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#51BB2D

#51bb2d ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#51bb2d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 73.33% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.94% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 104.79°, with 61.21% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3748

Complementary

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #972dbb

Split complementary

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #502dbb
  3. #bb2d98

Analogous

  1. #98bb2d
  2. #51bb2d
  3. #2dbb50

Triadic

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #2d51bb
  3. #bb2d51

Tetradic

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #2dbb97
  3. #972dbb
  4. #bb2d51

Square

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #2d98bb
  3. #972dbb
  4. #bb502d

Monochromatic

  1. #1c400f
  2. #367d1e
  3. #51bb2d
  4. #7cd85d
  5. #aee79a

Shades

#51bb2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #49a829
  3. #419624
  4. #398320
  5. #31701b
  6. #295e17
  7. #204b12
  8. #18380e
  9. #102509
  10. #081305
  11. #000000

Tints

#51bb2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #62c242
  3. #74c957
  4. #85cf6c
  5. #97d681
  6. #a8dd96
  7. #b9e4ab
  8. #cbebc0
  9. #dcf1d5
  10. #eef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51bb2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51bb2d
  2. #56b535
  3. #5aaf3e
  4. #5fa946
  5. #64a34e
  6. #699e57
  7. #6d985f
  8. #729267
  9. #778c6f
  10. #7b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bae85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a13c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46b5a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0b11d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96ac37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ab782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51bb2d {
  color: #51bb2d;
}
Background
.bg-51bb2d {
  background-color: #51bb2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51bb2d {
  border: 2px solid #51bb2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51bb2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 187 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51bb2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51bb2d, #2dbb50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51bb2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 187 45 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.46 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.98 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.66 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.76 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.96 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.09 #ae44d2 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#51bb2d  rgb(81, 187, 45)  hsl(105, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#972dbb  rgb(151, 45, 187)  hsl(285, 61%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2d51bb  rgb(45, 81, 187)  hsl(225, 61%, 45%)  Sapphire
#bb2d51  rgb(187, 45, 81)  hsl(345, 61%, 45%)  Brick Red