What color is #51A772?

#51A772 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51A772?

The RGB value is 81, 167, 114: 81 red, 167 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51A772?

The complementary color is #A75186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51A772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51A772 color

#51A772 rgb(81, 167, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #51A772 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 65.5% green and 44.7% blue (81, 167, 114).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#51A772 color codes

HEX	`#51A772`
RGB	`rgb(81, 167, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 65.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, -38.31, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 43.07, 152.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.248, 30.6, 20.756)`
Decimal	`5351282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51A772, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #51A772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51A772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #51A772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51a772; }
.text { color: #51a772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51a772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 167 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51a772, #51a79d); }

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Questions

What color is #51A772?: #51A772 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51A772?: The RGB value is 81, 167, 114: 81 red, 167 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51A772?: The complementary color is #A75186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51A772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.