What color is #51CA6E?

#51CA6E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51CA6E?

The RGB value is 81, 202, 110: 81 red, 202 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51CA6E?

The complementary color is #CA51AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51CA6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51CA6E color

#51CA6E rgb(81, 202, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #51CA6E is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 79.2% green and 43.1% blue (81, 202, 110).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 53% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#51CA6E color codes

HEX	`#51CA6E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 202, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 79.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 53%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 60%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 46%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, -53.47, 36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 64.46, 146.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.326, 45.114, 22.017)`
Decimal	`5360238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51CA6E, 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 #51CA6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51CA6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #51CA6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51ca6e; }
.text { color: #51ca6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51ca6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 202 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51ca6e, #51caab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #51CA6E?: #51CA6E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51CA6E?: The RGB value is 81, 202, 110: 81 red, 202 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51CA6E?: The complementary color is #CA51AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51CA6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.