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#51C82E

#51c82e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#51c82e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 78.43% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 106.36°, with 62.6% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4326

Complementary

  1. #51c82e
  2. #a52ec8

Split complementary

  1. #51c82e
  2. #582ec8
  3. #c82e9e

Analogous

  1. #9ec82e
  2. #51c82e
  3. #2ec858

Triadic

  1. #51c82e
  2. #2e51c8
  3. #c82e51

Tetradic

  1. #51c82e
  2. #2ec8a5
  3. #a52ec8
  4. #c82e51

Square

  1. #51c82e
  2. #2e9ec8
  3. #a52ec8
  4. #c8582e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4c11
  2. #388a20
  3. #51c82e
  4. #81dc67
  5. #b5eaa5

Shades

#51c82e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51c82e
  2. #49b429
  3. #41a025
  4. #398c20
  5. #31781c
  6. #296417
  7. #205012
  8. #183c0e
  9. #102809
  10. #081405
  11. #000000

Tints

#51c82e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51c82e
  2. #62ce43
  3. #74d358
  4. #85d96d
  5. #97de82
  6. #a8e497
  7. #b9e9ab
  8. #cbefc0
  9. #dcf4d5
  10. #eefaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51c82e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51c82e
  2. #56c136
  3. #5aba3e
  4. #5fb247
  5. #64ab4f
  6. #69a457
  7. #6d9d5f
  8. #729667
  9. #778e70
  10. #7b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93ba8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb602 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42c1ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aabd1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb839 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48c48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51c82e {
  color: #51c82e;
}
Background
.bg-51c82e {
  background-color: #51c82e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51c82e {
  border: 2px solid #51c82e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51c82e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 200 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51c82e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51c82e, #2ec858);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51c82e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 200 46 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.55 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.22 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.81 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.85 #ae37d1 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#51c82e  rgb(81, 200, 46)  hsl(106, 63%, 48%)  Lime Green
#a52ec8  rgb(165, 46, 200)  hsl(286, 63%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#2e51c8  rgb(46, 81, 200)  hsl(226, 63%, 48%)  Sapphire
#c82e51  rgb(200, 46, 81)  hsl(346, 63%, 48%)  Brick Red