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#1f8513

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

RGB
31, 133, 19
HSL
114°, 75%, 30%
CMYK
77, 0, 86, 48
Luminance
0.1711

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #1f8513 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#1f8513
Hue
114°
green
Saturation
75%
electric
Lightness
30%
dark
Brightness
52%
HSV value
Perceived
41%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1711
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
4.75:1
Closest name
Green
ΔE2000 2.3
Where it sits
Hue114° of 360°
Saturation75%
Lightness30%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool60% 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#1f8513
RGBrgb(31, 133, 19)
HSLhsl(114, 75%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 86%, 48%)
LABlab(48.4 -49.1 47.8)
LCHlch(48.4 68.5 135.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.539 0.171 141.7)
Decimal2065683
Display P3color(display-p3 0.122 0.522 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #1f8513;
background-color: #1f8513;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#1f8513] bg-[#1f8513]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #1f8513;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.122, green: 0.522, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#1f8513")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF1F8513)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 133, 31)

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#ffffff on #1f8513 · 4.75:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.75:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.42:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #1f8513 as text scores 4.75:1 on white and 4.42:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#1f8513 on white: 4.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#1f8513 on black: 4.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #887800
deuteranopia · #7D7022
tritanopia · #008171

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #1f8513 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FCF3
#E9F9E7
#CDF4C8
#A6F19D
#79EA6C
#4CE33B
#32D61F
#2AB319
#1f8513
#1C6713
#11410C
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #F4FCF3Darkest = 950 · #11410C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FCF3;
  --brand-100: #E9F9E7;
  --brand-200: #CDF4C8;
  --brand-300: #A6F19D;
  --brand-400: #79EA6C;
  --brand-500: #4CE33B;
  --brand-600: #32D61F;
  --brand-700: #2AB319;
  --brand-800: #1f8513;
  --brand-900: #1C6713;
  --brand-950: #11410C;
  --brand: #1f8513;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #1f8513

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

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#539B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5D1088
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1A7010
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBFCE9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#152414
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 #1f8513

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

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • 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
  • 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#791385
Analogous left#588513
Analogous right#138540
Split-complement 1#401385
Split-complement 2#851358
Triadic 1#131F85
Triadic 2#85131F
Tetradic#135885

RGB percentages

Red12.2%
Green52.2%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan76.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow85.7%
Key (black)47.8%

Color previews

#1f8513 text on a black background

contrast 4.42:1

Card sample

#1f8513 text on a white background

contrast 4.75:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #1f8513;
Background color
Panel with #1f8513 background
background-color: #1f8513;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #1f8513;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(31, 133, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(31, 133, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #1f8513;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1f8513, #138553);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #1f8513

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.

#1f8513 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.

#1f8513, answered

What color is #1f8513?

#1f8513 is a dark electric green, closest to Green (ΔE2000 2.3). It sits at 114° on the hue wheel with 75% saturation and 30% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #1f8513?

rgb(31, 133, 19) — 31 red, 133 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 12.2% / 52.2% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #1f8513 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1711 and perceived brightness is 41%, so white text on it reaches 4.75:1.

Should I use black or white text on #1f8513?

White. It scores 4.75:1 against #1f8513, versus 4.42:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #1f8513?

#791385 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #401385 and #851358, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #1f8513?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C4EDC0 for borders, #539B4B for secondary text, #5D1088 as an accent and #1A7010 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #588513 and #138540 stays calm, while #791385 is the loudest partner.

What is #1f8513 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(77%, 0%, 86%, 48%). 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 #1f8513 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 60 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #498513; nudged cooler, #118730.

Work with #1f8513 in the Color Lab