What color is #51B984?

#51B984 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51B984?

The RGB value is 81, 185, 132: 81 red, 185 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51B984?

The complementary color is #B95186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51B984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51B984 color

#51B984 rgb(81, 185, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #51B984 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 72.5% green and 51.8% blue (81, 185, 132).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 43% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#51B984 color codes

HEX	`#51B984`
RGB	`rgb(81, 185, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 72.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 43%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, -42.56, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 46.21, 157.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.905, 38.111, 27.869)`
Decimal	`5355908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51B984, 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 #51B984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51B984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #51B984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51b984; }
.text { color: #51b984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51b984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 185 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51b984, #51b9b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #51B984?: #51B984 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51B984?: The RGB value is 81, 185, 132: 81 red, 185 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51B984?: The complementary color is #B95186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51B984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.