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#51aa21

a dark, vivid green · cool · closest name: forestgreen

RGB
81, 170, 33
HSL
99°, 68%, 40%
CMYK
52, 0, 81, 33
Luminance
0.3061

Every format

HEX#51aa21
RGBrgb(81, 170, 33)
HSLhsl(99, 68%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 81%, 33%)
LABlab(62.2 -49.6 57.0)
LCHlch(62.2 75.6 131.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.657 0.187 137.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #51aa21;
background-color: #51aa21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#51aa21] bg-[#51aa21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #51aa21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.318, green: 0.667, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#51aa21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#51aa21 on white: 2.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#51aa21 on black: 7.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red31.8%
Green66.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow80.6%
Key (black)33.3%

Color previews

#51aa21 text on a black background

contrast 7.12:1

Card sample

#51aa21 text on a white background

contrast 2.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #51aa21;
Background color
Panel with #51aa21 background
background-color: #51aa21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #51aa21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(81, 170, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(81, 170, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #51aa21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51aa21, #21AA4C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #51aa21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #51aa21 in the Color Lab