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#51F07E Color

#51F07E is rgb(81, 240, 126) in RGB, hsl(137, 84%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 48%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51F07E
HEX#51F07E
RGBrgb(81, 240, 126)
HSLhsl(137, 84%, 63%)
HSVhsv(137, 66%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 48%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.204 149.1)
LABlab(84.77% -61.05 42.21)
LCHlch(84.77% 74.22 145.34)

What #51F07E 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 #51F07E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.14Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 12.59Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 12.74Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.49Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.28Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.44

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

#51F07E Channel Values

How #51F07E 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 240 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 84% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 66% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51F07E 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #51F07E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #51F07E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51F07E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#51F07E
Complementary
#F051C3
Analogous
#74F051
Analogous
#51F0CE
Triadic
#7E51F0
Triadic
#F07E51
Split comp.
#CE51F0
Split comp.
#F05174

Tints & Shades of #51F07E

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

#69F290
#80F4A1
#98F6B2
#AFF8C4
#C7FAD5
#DEFCE7

Shades

#2CED62
#13D84B
#10B23E
#0C882F
#096322
#053813

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51F07E.

How #51F07E 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#51F07E
Protanopia#DFDF7F
Protanomaly#B7E67F
Deuteranopia#CDCD84
Deuteranomaly#A9DC82
Tritanopia#72E6E6
Tritanomaly#66EAC5
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51F07E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51f07e: #51F07E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51F07E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51f07e': '#51F07E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.941, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_51f07e">#51F07E</color>
SVG fillfill="#51F07E"

More Green Colors

#51F07E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#51F07E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51F07E?

#51F07E is a light green — rgb(81, 240, 126) in RGB and hsl(137, 84%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #51F07E?

#51F07E is rgb(81, 240, 126) — red 81, green 240, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51F07E?

#51F07E converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 48%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51F07E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51F07E scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51F07E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51F07E 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.59, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.