#51a87a

Color #51a87a

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#51a87a

RGB

rgb(81, 168, 122)

HSL

hsl(148.3, 34.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(148.3, 51.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.8%, 0%, 27.4%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(62.64, -37.14, 15.92)

LCH

lch(62.64, 40.41, 156.8)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1097, 158.28)

HWB

hwb(148.3, 31.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8517f

Analogous

#53a851

#51a87a

#51a8a5

Triadic

#51a87a

#7a51a8

#a87a51

Split-complementary

#51a87a

#a551a8

#a85153

Tetradic

#51a87a

#517fa8

#a8517f

#a87a51

Square

#51a87a

#5153a8

#a8517f

#a8a551

Shades

Color #51a87a mixed toward black.

#448c66

#367051

#29543d

#1b3829

#0e1c14

Tints

Color #51a87a mixed toward white.

#6cb890

#8ac6a6

#a7d5bc

#c4e3d3

#e2f1e9

Tones

Color #51a87a mixed toward gray.

#58a17a

#5f997b

#67927b

#6e8b7c

#75847c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808187 · ΔE 26.7

Deuteranopia

#7b748a · ΔE 33.6

Tritanopia

#589092 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #51a87a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51a87a]

Related colors

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#51a87a (#51a87a) is rgb(81, 168, 122) in RGB.

No, #51a87a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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