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#51FB95 Color

#51FB95 is rgb(81, 251, 149) in RGB, hsl(144, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 41%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51FB95
HEX#51FB95
RGBrgb(81, 251, 149)
HSLhsl(144, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(144, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 41%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.198 152.8)
LABlab(88.36% -61.86 35.70)
LCHlch(88.36% 71.43 150.01)

What #51FB95 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 #51FB95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 7.19Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.44Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.04Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 14.79Mint#98FF98ΔE 16.31Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 17.34

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

#51FB95 Channel Values

How #51FB95 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 251 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51FB95 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #51FB95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #51FB95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51FB95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#51FB95
Complementary
#FB50B7
Analogous
#61FB50
Analogous
#50FBEA
Triadic
#9550FB
Triadic
#FB9550
Split comp.
#EA50FB
Split comp.
#FB5061

Tints & Shades of #51FB95

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

#69FCA4
#7DFCB0
#96FDBF
#AFFDCE
#C8FEDE
#DCFEEA

Shades

#23FB79
#05F063
#04C350
#03963E
#02692B
#01411B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51FB95.

How #51FB95 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#51FB95
Protanopia#E9E996
Protanomaly#BFF096
Deuteranopia#D6D69A
Deuteranomaly#B0E698
Tritanopia#72F1F1
Tritanomaly#66F5D3
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51FB95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51fb95: #51FB95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51FB95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51fb95': '#51FB95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.984, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_51fb95">#51FB95</color>
SVG fillfill="#51FB95"

More Green Colors

#51FB95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#51FB95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51FB95?

#51FB95 is a light green — rgb(81, 251, 149) in RGB and hsl(144, 96%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #51FB95?

#51FB95 is rgb(81, 251, 149) — red 81, green 251, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51FB95?

#51FB95 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 41%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51FB95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51FB95 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51FB95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51FB95 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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