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#51bc21

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

RGB
81, 188, 33
HSL
101°, 70%, 43%
CMYK
57, 0, 82, 26
Luminance
0.3783

Every format

HEX#51bc21
RGBrgb(81, 188, 33)
HSLhsl(101, 70%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 82%, 26%)
LABlab(67.9 -56.2 62.3)
LCHlch(67.9 83.9 132.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.705 0.207 138.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #51bc21;
background-color: #51bc21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#51bc21] bg-[#51bc21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #51bc21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.318, green: 0.737, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#51bc21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#51bc21 on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#51bc21 on black: 8.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red31.8%
Green73.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan56.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow82.4%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#51bc21 text on a black background

contrast 8.57:1

Card sample

#51bc21 text on a white background

contrast 2.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #51bc21;
Background color
Panel with #51bc21 background
background-color: #51bc21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #51bc21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(81, 188, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(81, 188, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #51bc21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51bc21, #21BC58);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #51bc21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #51bc21 in the Color Lab