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#51852E Color

#51852E is rgb(81, 133, 46) in RGB, hsl(96, 49%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 65%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sap Green (#507D2A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51852E
HEX#51852E
RGBrgb(81, 133, 46)
HSLhsl(96, 49%, 35%)
HSVhsv(96, 65%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 65%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.131 134.9)
LABlab(50.47% -30.03 39.64)
LCHlch(50.47% 49.73 127.14)

What #51852E 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 #51852E, 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.

#51852E Channel Values

How #51852E 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 133 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 49% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 65% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.43:1 vs white · 4.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51852E 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #51852E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #51852E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51852E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #51852E

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51852E.

How #51852E 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#51852E
Protanopia#7E7E2F
Protanomaly#6F812E
Deuteranopia#777732
Deuteranomaly#6A7D30
Tritanopia#5D7E7E
Tritanomaly#588167
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51852E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51852e: #51852E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51852E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51852e': '#51852E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.522, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_51852e">#51852E</color>
SVG fillfill="#51852E"

More Green Colors

#51852E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51852E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51852E?

#51852E is a dark green — rgb(81, 133, 46) in RGB and hsl(96, 49%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sap Green (#507D2A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.03.

What is the RGB value of #51852E?

#51852E is rgb(81, 133, 46) — red 81, green 133, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51852E?

#51852E converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 65%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51852E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51852E scores 4.43:1 against white and 4.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51852E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51852E 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 11.69, which is visibly different.

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