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#01cb13

a dark, electric green · cool · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
1, 203, 19
HSL
125°, 99%, 40%
CMYK
100, 0, 91, 20
Luminance
0.4277

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #01cb13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#01cb13
Hue
125°
green
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
40%
dark
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
61%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4277
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
65/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.55:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 1.8
Where it sits
Hue125° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness40%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool65% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#01cb13
RGBrgb(1, 203, 19)
HSLhsl(125, 99%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 91%, 20%)
LABlab(71.4 -72.1 67.8)
LCHlch(71.4 99.0 136.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.730 0.245 142.9)
Decimal117523
Display P3color(display-p3 0.004 0.796 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #01cb13;
background-color: #01cb13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#01cb13] bg-[#01cb13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #01cb13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.004, green: 0.796, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#01cb13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF01CB13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 203, 1)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #01cb13 · 9.55:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.55:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #01cb13 as text scores 2.20:1 on white and 9.55:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#01cb13 on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#01cb13 on black: 9.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CFB600
deuteranopia · #BEAA32
tritanopia · #00C5AC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #01cb13 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FEF2
#E3FCE5
#C0FBC6
#8FFE99
#58FE66
#20FE33
#01F417
#01cb13
#01A20F
#05750F
#03490A
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F1FEF2Darkest = 950 · #03490A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEF2;
  --brand-100: #E3FCE5;
  --brand-200: #C0FBC6;
  --brand-300: #8FFE99;
  --brand-400: #58FE66;
  --brand-500: #20FE33;
  --brand-600: #01F417;
  --brand-700: #01cb13;
  --brand-800: #01A20F;
  --brand-900: #05750F;
  --brand-950: #03490A;
  --brand: #01cb13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #01cb13

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B52
Captions on the surface
Accent#AB00CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017F0C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142415
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #01cb13

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CB01B9
Analogous left#54CB01
Analogous right#01CB78
Split-complement 1#7801CB
Split-complement 2#CB0154
Triadic 1#1301CB
Triadic 2#CB1301
Tetradic#0154CB

RGB percentages

Red0.4%
Green79.6%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan99.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.6%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#01cb13 text on a black background

contrast 9.55:1

Card sample

#01cb13 text on a white background

contrast 2.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #01cb13;
Background color
Panel with #01cb13 background
background-color: #01cb13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #01cb13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(1, 203, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(1, 203, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #01cb13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01cb13, #01CB99);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #01cb13

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#01cb13 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#01cb13, answered

What color is #01cb13?

#01cb13 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 1.8). It sits at 125° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 40% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #01cb13?

rgb(1, 203, 19) — 1 red, 203 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 0.4% / 79.6% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #01cb13 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4277 and perceived brightness is 61%, so black text on it reaches 9.55:1.

Should I use black or white text on #01cb13?

Black. It scores 9.55:1 against #01cb13, versus 2.20:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #01cb13?

#CB01B9 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7801CB and #CB0154, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #01cb13?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC4 for borders, #4B9B52 for secondary text, #AB00CC as an accent and #017F0C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #54CB01 and #01CB78 stays calm, while #CB01B9 is the loudest partner.

What is #01cb13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(100%, 0%, 91%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #01cb13 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 65 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #39CB01; nudged cooler, #00CC5D.

Work with #01cb13 in the Color Lab