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#51C00A

#51c00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#51c00a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 96.59°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3947

Complementary

  1. #51c00a
  2. #790ac0

Split complementary

  1. #51c00a
  2. #1e0ac0
  3. #c00aac

Analogous

  1. #acc00a
  2. #51c00a
  3. #0ac01e

Triadic

  1. #51c00a
  2. #0a51c0
  3. #c00a51

Tetradic

  1. #51c00a
  2. #0ac079
  3. #790ac0
  4. #c00a51

Square

  1. #51c00a
  2. #0aacc0
  3. #790ac0
  4. #c01e0a

Monochromatic

  1. #142f02
  2. #327706
  3. #51c00a
  4. #74f423
  5. #a2f76c

Shades

#51c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51c00a
  2. #49ad09
  3. #419a08
  4. #398607
  5. #317306
  6. #296005
  7. #204d04
  8. #183a03
  9. #102602
  10. #081301
  11. #000000

Tints

#51c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51c00a
  2. #62c623
  3. #74cd3b
  4. #85d354
  5. #97d96c
  6. #a8e085
  7. #b9e69d
  8. #cbecb6
  9. #dcf2ce
  10. #eef9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51c00a
  2. #56ba16
  3. #5ab322
  4. #5fad2d
  5. #64a639
  6. #69a045
  7. #6d9a51
  8. #72935d
  9. #778d68
  10. #7b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb286 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47b9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ab122 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bbc81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51c00a {
  color: #51c00a;
}
Background
.bg-51c00a {
  background-color: #51c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51c00a {
  border: 2px solid #51c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51c00a, #0ac01e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.62 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.81 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.94 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.07 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.90 #ae3ff5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#51c00a  rgb(81, 192, 10)  hsl(97, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#790ac0  rgb(121, 10, 192)  hsl(277, 90%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#0a51c0  rgb(10, 81, 192)  hsl(217, 90%, 40%)  Sapphire
#c00a51  rgb(192, 10, 81)  hsl(337, 90%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose