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#51ab21

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

RGB
81, 171, 33
HSL
99°, 68%, 40%
CMYK
53, 0, 81, 33
Luminance
0.3098

Every format

HEX#51ab21
RGBrgb(81, 171, 33)
HSLhsl(99, 68%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 81%, 33%)
LABlab(62.5 -50.0 57.3)
LCHlch(62.5 76.1 131.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.660 0.188 137.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #51ab21;
background-color: #51ab21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#51ab21] bg-[#51ab21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #51ab21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.318, green: 0.671, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#51ab21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#51ab21 on white: 2.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#51ab21 on black: 7.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red31.8%
Green67.1%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow80.7%
Key (black)32.9%

Color previews

#51ab21 text on a black background

contrast 7.20:1

Card sample

#51ab21 text on a white background

contrast 2.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #51ab21;
Background color
Panel with #51ab21 background
background-color: #51ab21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #51ab21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(81, 171, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(81, 171, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #51ab21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51ab21, #21AB4D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #51ab21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #51ab21 in the Color Lab