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#0dbb6d

a dark, electric green · cool · closest name: Medium Sea Green

RGB
13, 187, 109
HSL
153°, 87%, 39%
CMYK
93, 0, 42, 27
Luminance
0.3673

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #0dbb6d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#0dbb6d
Hue
153°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
39%
dark
Brightness
73%
HSV value
Perceived
58%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3673
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.35:1
Closest name
Medium Sea Green
ΔE2000 3.1
Where it sits
Hue153° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness39%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% 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#0dbb6d
RGBrgb(13, 187, 109)
HSLhsl(153, 87%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 42%, 27%)
LABlab(67.1 -57.3 28.7)
LCHlch(67.1 64.0 153.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.697 0.170 155.2)
Decimal899949
Display P3color(display-p3 0.051 0.733 0.427)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0dbb6d;
background-color: #0dbb6d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0dbb6d] bg-[#0dbb6d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0dbb6d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.051, green: 0.733, blue: 0.427)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0dbb6d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF0DBB6D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(109, 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 #0dbb6d · 8.35:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.52:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.35:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #0dbb6d as text scores 2.52:1 on white and 8.35:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0dbb6d on white: 2.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0dbb6d on black: 8.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BAAB67
deuteranopia · #A99E72
tritanopia · #00B9A8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #0dbb6d 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.

#F2FDF8
#E5FAF1
#C4F7E0
#96F8CC
#62F4B2
#2DF099
#10E585
#0dbb6d
#0B9959
#0C6E42
#084529
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF8Darkest = 950 · #084529
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF8;
  --brand-100: #E5FAF1;
  --brand-200: #C4F7E0;
  --brand-300: #96F8CC;
  --brand-400: #62F4B2;
  --brand-500: #2DF099;
  --brand-600: #10E585;
  --brand-700: #0dbb6d;
  --brand-800: #0B9959;
  --brand-900: #0C6E42;
  --brand-950: #084529;
  --brand: #0dbb6d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #0dbb6d

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B77
Captions on the surface
Accent#BF0988
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#087745
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDF3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241D
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 #0dbb6d

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#BB0D5B
Analogous left#0DBB16
Analogous right#0DB2BB
Split-complement 1#BB0DB2
Split-complement 2#BB160D
Triadic 1#6D0DBB
Triadic 2#BB6D0D
Tetradic#160DBB

RGB percentages

Red5.1%
Green73.3%
Blue42.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan93.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow41.7%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#0dbb6d text on a black background

contrast 8.35:1

Card sample

#0dbb6d text on a white background

contrast 2.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0dbb6d;
Background color
Panel with #0dbb6d background
background-color: #0dbb6d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0dbb6d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(13, 187, 109, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(13, 187, 109, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0dbb6d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0dbb6d, #0D95BB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0dbb6d

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.

#0dbb6d 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.

#0dbb6d, answered

What color is #0dbb6d?

#0dbb6d is a dark electric green, closest to Medium Sea Green (ΔE2000 3.1). It sits at 153° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 39% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #0dbb6d?

rgb(13, 187, 109) — 13 red, 187 green and 109 blue out of 255, or 5.1% / 73.3% / 42.7% by channel.

Is #0dbb6d a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3673 and perceived brightness is 58%, so black text on it reaches 8.35:1.

Should I use black or white text on #0dbb6d?

Black. It scores 8.35:1 against #0dbb6d, versus 2.52:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #0dbb6d?

#BB0D5B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BB0DB2 and #BB160D, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #0dbb6d?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDD9 for borders, #4B9B77 for secondary text, #BF0988 as an accent and #087745 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #0DBB16 and #0DB2BB stays calm, while #BB0D5B is the loudest partner.

What is #0dbb6d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(93%, 0%, 42%, 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 #0dbb6d warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #0DBB2D; nudged cooler, #0BBDAE.

Work with #0dbb6d in the Color Lab