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#13c01b

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

RGB
19, 192, 27
HSL
123°, 82%, 41%
CMYK
90, 0, 86, 25
Luminance
0.3792

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #13c01b is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#13c01b
Hue
123°
green
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
41%
dark
Brightness
75%
HSV value
Perceived
58%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3792
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
64/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.58:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 3.6
Where it sits
Hue123° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness41%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool64% 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#13c01b
RGBrgb(19, 192, 27)
HSLhsl(123, 82%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 0%, 86%, 25%)
LABlab(68.0 -67.9 63.4)
LCHlch(68.0 92.9 137.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.231 142.9)
Decimal1294363
Display P3color(display-p3 0.075 0.753 0.106)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #13c01b;
background-color: #13c01b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#13c01b] bg-[#13c01b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #13c01b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.075, green: 0.753, blue: 0.106)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#13c01b")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF13C01B)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(27, 192, 19)

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 #13c01b · 8.58:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.58:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #13c01b as text scores 2.45:1 on white and 8.58:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#13c01b on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#13c01b on black: 8.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C4AD00
deuteranopia · #B3A133
tritanopia · #00BAA3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #13c01b 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.

#F2FCF3
#E6F9E7
#C6F6C8
#99F59D
#66F06C
#33EB3B
#16DF1F
#13c01b
#0F9515
#0F6B13
#09430C
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F2FCF3Darkest = 950 · #09430C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCF3;
  --brand-100: #E6F9E7;
  --brand-200: #C6F6C8;
  --brand-300: #99F59D;
  --brand-400: #66F06C;
  --brand-500: #33EB3B;
  --brand-600: #16DF1F;
  --brand-700: #13c01b;
  --brand-800: #0F9515;
  --brand-900: #0F6B13;
  --brand-950: #09430C;
  --brand: #13c01b;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #13c01b

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#C0EDC2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B4E
Captions on the surface
Accent#9F0FC4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0B7410
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FDE9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142414
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 #13c01b

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#C013B8
Analogous left#61C013
Analogous right#13C072
Split-complement 1#7213C0
Split-complement 2#C01361
Triadic 1#1B13C0
Triadic 2#C01B13
Tetradic#1361C0

RGB percentages

Red7.5%
Green75.3%
Blue10.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow85.9%
Key (black)24.7%

Color previews

#13c01b text on a black background

contrast 8.58:1

Card sample

#13c01b text on a white background

contrast 2.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #13c01b;
Background color
Panel with #13c01b background
background-color: #13c01b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #13c01b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(19, 192, 27, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(19, 192, 27, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #13c01b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #13c01b, #13C08F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #13c01b

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.

#13c01b 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.

#13c01b, answered

What color is #13c01b?

#13c01b is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 3.6). It sits at 123° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 41% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #13c01b?

rgb(19, 192, 27) — 19 red, 192 green and 27 blue out of 255, or 7.5% / 75.3% / 10.6% by channel.

Is #13c01b a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3792 and perceived brightness is 58%, so black text on it reaches 8.58:1.

Should I use black or white text on #13c01b?

Black. It scores 8.58:1 against #13c01b, versus 2.45:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #13c01b?

#C013B8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7213C0 and #C01361, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #13c01b?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC2 for borders, #4B9B4E for secondary text, #9F0FC4 as an accent and #0B7410 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #61C013 and #13C072 stays calm, while #C013B8 is the loudest partner.

What is #13c01b in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(90%, 0%, 86%, 25%). 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 #13c01b warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 64 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #4AC013; nudged cooler, #11C25A.

Work with #13c01b in the Color Lab