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#51790B Color

#51790B is rgb(81, 121, 11) in RGB, hsl(82, 83%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 91%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51790B
HEX#51790B
RGBrgb(81, 121, 11)
HSLhsl(82, 83%, 26%)
HSVhsv(82, 91%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 91%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.136 129.3)
LABlab(46.39% -26.43 47.73)
LCHlch(46.39% 54.56 118.97)

What #51790B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #51790B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#51790B Channel Values

How #51790B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 121 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 83% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 91% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51790B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #51790B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51790B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #51790B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51790B.

How #51790B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#51790B
Protanopia#73730C
Protanomaly#67760C
Deuteranopia#6E6E13
Deuteranomaly#637210
Tritanopia#5C7272
Tritanomaly#58755A
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51790B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-51790b: #51790B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51790B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51790b': '#51790B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.475, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_51790b">#51790B</color>
SVG fillfill="#51790B"

More Green Colors

#51790B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51790B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51790B?

#51790B is a dark green — rgb(81, 121, 11) in RGB and hsl(82, 83%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #51790B?

#51790B is rgb(81, 121, 11) — red 81, green 121, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51790B?

#51790B converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 91%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51790B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #51790B scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51790B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51790B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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