What color is #51F246?

#51F246 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Radiant Hulk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51F246?

The RGB value is 81, 242, 70: 81 red, 242 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51F246?

The complementary color is #E746F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51F246?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51F246 color

#51F246 rgb(81, 242, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #51F246 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 94.9% green and 27.5% blue (81, 242, 70).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 87% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Hulk (#10F144), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#51F246 color codes

HEX	`#51F246`
RGB	`rgb(81, 242, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 94.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 87%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 71%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 71%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, -72.06, 67.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 98.46, 137.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.249, 65.692, 16.563)`
Decimal	`5370438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51F246, 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 #51F246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51F246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #51F246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51f246; }
.text { color: #51f246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51f246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 242 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51f246, #46f291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Green.

Questions

What color is #51F246?: #51F246 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Radiant Hulk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51F246?: The RGB value is 81, 242, 70: 81 red, 242 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51F246?: The complementary color is #E746F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51F246?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.