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#0dbb28

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

RGB
13, 187, 40
HSL
129°, 87%, 39%
CMYK
93, 0, 79, 27
Luminance
0.3578

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #0dbb28 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#0dbb28
Hue
129°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
39%
dark
Brightness
73%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3578
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
66/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.16:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 4.9
Where it sits
Hue129° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness39%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool66% 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#0dbb28
RGBrgb(13, 187, 40)
HSLhsl(129, 87%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 79%, 27%)
LABlab(66.3 -66.1 58.4)
LCHlch(66.3 88.2 138.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.688 0.221 143.8)
Decimal899880
Display P3color(display-p3 0.051 0.733 0.157)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0dbb28;
background-color: #0dbb28;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0dbb28] bg-[#0dbb28]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0dbb28;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.051, green: 0.733, blue: 0.157)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0dbb28")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF0DBB28)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(40, 187, 13)

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 #0dbb28 · 8.16:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.16:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #0dbb28 as text scores 2.57:1 on white and 8.16:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0dbb28 on white: 2.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0dbb28 on black: 8.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BFA800
deuteranopia · #AE9D3A
tritanopia · #00B6A0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #0dbb28 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.

#F2FDF4
#E5FAE8
#C4F7CC
#96F8A5
#62F478
#2DF04B
#10E531
#0dbb28
#0B9921
#0C6E1B
#084511
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF4Darkest = 950 · #084511
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF4;
  --brand-100: #E5FAE8;
  --brand-200: #C4F7CC;
  --brand-300: #96F8A5;
  --brand-400: #62F478;
  --brand-500: #2DF04B;
  --brand-600: #10E531;
  --brand-700: #0dbb28;
  --brand-800: #0B9921;
  --brand-900: #0C6E1B;
  --brand-950: #084511;
  --brand: #0dbb28;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #0dbb28

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#C0EDC7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B57
Captions on the surface
Accent#AE09BF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#087719
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142416
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 #0dbb28

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#BB0DA0
Analogous left#49BB0D
Analogous right#0DBB7F
Split-complement 1#7F0DBB
Split-complement 2#BB0D49
Triadic 1#280DBB
Triadic 2#BB280D
Tetradic#0D49BB

RGB percentages

Red5.1%
Green73.3%
Blue15.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan93.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow78.6%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#0dbb28 text on a black background

contrast 8.16:1

Card sample

#0dbb28 text on a white background

contrast 2.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0dbb28;
Background color
Panel with #0dbb28 background
background-color: #0dbb28;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0dbb28;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(13, 187, 40, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(13, 187, 40, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0dbb28;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0dbb28, #0DBB9C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0dbb28

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.

#0dbb28 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.

#0dbb28, answered

What color is #0dbb28?

#0dbb28 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 4.9). It sits at 129° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 39% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #0dbb28?

rgb(13, 187, 40) — 13 red, 187 green and 40 blue out of 255, or 5.1% / 73.3% / 15.7% by channel.

Is #0dbb28 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3578 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 8.16:1.

Should I use black or white text on #0dbb28?

Black. It scores 8.16:1 against #0dbb28, versus 2.57:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #0dbb28?

#BB0DA0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7F0DBB and #BB0D49, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #0dbb28?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC7 for borders, #4B9B57 for secondary text, #AE09BF as an accent and #087719 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #49BB0D and #0DBB7F stays calm, while #BB0DA0 is the loudest partner.

What is #0dbb28 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(93%, 0%, 79%, 27%). 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 #0dbb28 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 66 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #32BB0D; nudged cooler, #0BBD68.

Work with #0dbb28 in the Color Lab