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#51D260 Color

#51D260 is rgb(81, 210, 96) in RGB, hsl(127, 59%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 54%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), visibly different at ΔE 10.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51D260
HEX#51D260
RGBrgb(81, 210, 96)
HSLhsl(127, 59%, 57%)
HSVhsv(127, 61%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 54%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.192 145.4)
LABlab(75.29% -54.38 44.80)
LCHlch(75.29% 70.46 140.52)

What #51D260 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 #51D260, 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.

#51D260 Channel Values

How #51D260 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 210 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 59% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 61% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51D260 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #51D260 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #51D260

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51D260; 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 #51D260

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 #51D260.

How #51D260 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#51D260
Protanopia#C3C361
Protanomaly#A2C961
Deuteranopia#B4B466
Deuteranomaly#97C164
Tritanopia#6CC8C8
Tritanomaly#62CCA8
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51D260 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51d260: #51D260;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51D260;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51d260': '#51D260' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.824, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_51d260">#51D260</color>
SVG fillfill="#51D260"

More Green Colors

#51D260 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51D260 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51D260?

#51D260 is a mid-tone green — rgb(81, 210, 96) in RGB and hsl(127, 59%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.4.

What is the RGB value of #51D260?

#51D260 is rgb(81, 210, 96) — red 81, green 210, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51D260?

#51D260 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 54%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51D260 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51D260 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51D260 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51D260 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.2, which is visibly different.

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