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#51BF1B

#51bf1b ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#51bf1b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 74.9% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.86% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 100.24°, with 75.23% saturation and 42.75% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3909

Complementary

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #891bbf

Split complementary

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #371bbf
  3. #bf1ba3

Analogous

  1. #a3bf1b
  2. #51bf1b
  3. #1bbf37

Triadic

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #1b51bf
  3. #bf1b51

Tetradic

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #1bbf89
  3. #891bbf
  4. #bf1b51

Square

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #1ba3bf
  3. #891bbf
  4. #bf371b

Monochromatic

  1. #183908
  2. #357c12
  3. #51bf1b
  4. #78e442
  5. #a8ee85

Shades

#51bf1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #49ac18
  3. #419916
  4. #398613
  5. #317310
  6. #29600e
  7. #204c0b
  8. #183908
  9. #102605
  10. #081303
  11. #000000

Tints

#51bf1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #62c532
  3. #74cc49
  4. #85d25f
  5. #97d976
  6. #a8df8d
  7. #b9e5a4
  8. #cbecbb
  9. #dcf2d1
  10. #eef9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51bf1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51bf1b
  2. #56b925
  3. #5ab22f
  4. #5fac39
  5. #64a643
  6. #69a04e
  7. #6d9958
  8. #729362
  9. #778d6c
  10. #7b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db286 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a532 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46b8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bbb82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51bf1b {
  color: #51bf1b;
}
Background
.bg-51bf1b {
  background-color: #51bf1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51bf1b {
  border: 2px solid #51bf1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51bf1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 191 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51bf1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51bf1b, #1bbf37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51bf1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 191 27 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.14 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.45 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.62 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.56 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.25 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.36 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.49 #ae40e4 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#51bf1b  rgb(81, 191, 27)  hsl(100, 75%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#891bbf  rgb(137, 27, 191)  hsl(280, 75%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#1b51bf  rgb(27, 81, 191)  hsl(220, 75%, 43%)  Sapphire
#bf1b51  rgb(191, 27, 81)  hsl(340, 75%, 43%)  Dogwood Rose