What color is #51A77A?

#51A77A 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 #51A77A?

The RGB value is 81, 167, 122: 81 red, 167 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51A77A?

The complementary color is #A7517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51A77A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51A77A color

#51A77A rgb(81, 167, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #51A77A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 65.5% green and 47.8% blue (81, 167, 122).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% 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 7.16:1).

#51A77A color codes

HEX	`#51A77A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 167, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 65.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -36.69, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 39.83, 157.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.723, 30.79, 23.26)`
Decimal	`5351290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51A77A, 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 #51A77A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51A77A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #51A77A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51a77a; }
.text { color: #51a77a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51a77a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 167 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51a77a, #51a7a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #51A77A?: #51A77A 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 #51A77A?: The RGB value is 81, 167, 122: 81 red, 167 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51A77A?: The complementary color is #A7517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51A77A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.