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#51FBA3 Color

#51FBA3 is rgb(81, 251, 163) in RGB, hsl(149, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 35%, 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 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51FBA3
HEX#51FBA3
RGBrgb(81, 251, 163)
HSLhsl(149, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(149, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 35%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.186 156.2)
LABlab(88.55% -60.00 29.08)
LCHlch(88.55% 66.68 154.14)

What #51FBA3 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 #51FBA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 8.17Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.81Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.03Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 13.62Mint#98FF98ΔE 17.42Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 17.71

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

#51FBA3 Channel Values

How #51FBA3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51FBA3 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #51FBA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #51FBA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51FBA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#51FBA3
Complementary
#FB50A9
Analogous
#53FB50
Analogous
#50FBF9
Triadic
#A350FB
Triadic
#FBA350
Split comp.
#F950FB
Split comp.
#FB5053

Tints & Shades of #51FBA3

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

#69FCB0
#7DFCBB
#96FDC8
#AFFDD5
#C8FEE2
#DCFEED

Shades

#23FB8B
#05F076
#04C360
#03964A
#026934
#014120

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51FBA3.

How #51FBA3 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#51FBA3
Protanopia#E9E9A4
Protanomaly#BFF0A3
Deuteranopia#D6D6A8
Deuteranomaly#B0E6A6
Tritanopia#6FF2F2
Tritanomaly#64F6D7
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51FBA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51fba3: #51FBA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51FBA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51fba3': '#51FBA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.984, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_51fba3">#51FBA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#51FBA3"

More Green Colors

#51FBA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#51FBA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51FBA3?

#51FBA3 is a light green — rgb(81, 251, 163) in RGB and hsl(149, 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 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #51FBA3?

#51FBA3 is rgb(81, 251, 163) — red 81, green 251, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51FBA3?

#51FBA3 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 35%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51FBA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #51FBA3 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51FBA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51FBA3 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 8.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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