Information about #51842E color

#51842E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#51842E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 132, 46) — 31.8% red, 51.8% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 34 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #51842E reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sap Green (#507D2A). Slightly further away sit Fresh Onion (#5B8930) and Maximum Green (#5E8C31).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 132, 46)), which gives #51842E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #51842E: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. No one has named #51842E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#51842E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#51842E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51842E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51842E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51842E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#51842E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#842E7C
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#372E84
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#842E51
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2E8462
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#622E84
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#842E51
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#2E7C84
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#622E84
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#84372E
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Nearest named colors to #51842E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Bilbao color link
Bilbao

#3E8027

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Lucky Break color link
Lucky Break

#3E762D

#51842E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51842E
  • RGB81, 132, 46
  • CMYK20, 0, 34, 48
  • CSSrgb(81, 132, 46)
  • HSL96°, 48%, 35%
  • HSL Precise95.581°, 48.315%, 34.902%
  • HSV96°, 65%, 52%
  • HSB96°, 65%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.518, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.518, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.518, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID51842E
  • DECIMAL ID5342254
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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