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#51BB4E closest to Exit Light

#51BB4E is a light, vivid green; the closest named color is Exit Light. In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 73.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(81, 187, 78)). Its HSL value is 118° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 27% black. #51BB4E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.57:1.

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Variations of #51BB4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#51BB4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#51BB4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #51BB4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1A257
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFAB43
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAE49
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1A257
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9DAB54
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #40B6A3
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #47B97E
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #96AB96

#51BB4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#51BB4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.57:1 Very good#51BB4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#51BB4E in CSS

/* Exit Light */
.color { color: #51BB4E; }
.background { background-color: #51BB4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #51BB4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(81 187 78);
color: hsl(118 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.706 0.178 143.0);

#51BB4E FAQ

What color is #51BB4E?

#51BB4E is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Exit Light. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #51BB4E?

#51BB4E is rgb(81, 187, 78) in RGB, hsl(118, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(57%, 0%, 58%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #51BB4E?

The complementary color of #51BB4E is #B84EBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #51BB4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #51BB4E: 8.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #51BB4E a warm or cool color?

#51BB4E is a cool color.