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#51CD4D

#51cd4d ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#51cd4d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 80.39% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 118.13°, with 56.14% saturation and 55.29% 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 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4595

Complementary

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #c94dcd

Split complementary

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #894dcd
  3. #cd4d91

Analogous

  1. #91cd4d
  2. #51cd4d
  3. #4dcd89

Triadic

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #4d51cd
  3. #cd4d51

Tetradic

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #4dcdc9
  3. #c94dcd
  4. #cd4d51

Square

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #4d91cd
  3. #c94dcd
  4. #cd894d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f651c
  2. #31a02d
  3. #51cd4d
  4. #8bde89
  5. #c6efc4

Shades

#51cd4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #49b945
  3. #41a43e
  4. #399036
  5. #317b2e
  6. #296727
  7. #20521f
  8. #183e17
  9. #10290f
  10. #081508
  11. #000000

Tints

#51cd4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #62d25f
  3. #74d771
  4. #85dc82
  5. #97e194
  6. #a8e6a6
  7. #b9ebb8
  8. #cbf0ca
  9. #dcf5db
  10. #eefaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51cd4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51cd4d
  2. #56c552
  3. #5abe57
  4. #5fb65c
  5. #64ae61
  6. #69a767
  7. #6d9f6c
  8. #729771
  9. #778f76
  10. #7b887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bf96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bb3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b158 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3bc7b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc245 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1bd54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45ca94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51cd4d {
  color: #51cd4d;
}
Background
.bg-51cd4d {
  background-color: #51cd4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51cd4d {
  border: 2px solid #51cd4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51cd4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 205 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51cd4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51cd4d, #4dcd89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51cd4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 205 77 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.68 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.23 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.92 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.10 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.17 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.84 #ae32b2 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#51cd4d  rgb(81, 205, 77)  hsl(118, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green
#c94dcd  rgb(201, 77, 205)  hsl(298, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#4d51cd  rgb(77, 81, 205)  hsl(238, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#cd4d51  rgb(205, 77, 81)  hsl(358, 56%, 55%)  Indian Red