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#29da13

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

RGB
41, 218, 19
HSL
113°, 84%, 47%
CMYK
81, 0, 91, 15
Luminance
0.5066

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #29da13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#29da13
Hue
113°
green
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
47%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
66%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5066
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.13:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 3.8
Where it sits
Hue113° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness47%
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#29da13
RGBrgb(41, 218, 19)
HSLhsl(113, 84%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 91%, 15%)
LABlab(76.5 -73.6 72.3)
LCHlch(76.5 103.1 135.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.773 0.255 141.9)
Decimal2742803
Display P3color(display-p3 0.161 0.855 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #29da13;
background-color: #29da13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#29da13] bg-[#29da13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #29da13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.161, green: 0.855, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#29da13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF29DA13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 218, 41)

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 #29da13 · 11.13:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.89:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.13:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #29da13 as text scores 1.89:1 on white and 11.13:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#29da13 on white: 1.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#29da13 on black: 11.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DFC400
deuteranopia · #CDB835
tritanopia · #00D3B9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #29da13 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCF2
#E8FAE6
#CBF6C5
#A2F698
#74F264
#45ED31
#29da13
#23BC10
#1C960D
#186C0E
#0F4409
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF2Darkest = 950 · #0F4409
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF2;
  --brand-100: #E8FAE6;
  --brand-200: #CBF6C5;
  --brand-300: #A2F698;
  --brand-400: #74F264;
  --brand-500: #45ED31;
  --brand-600: #29da13;
  --brand-700: #23BC10;
  --brand-800: #1C960D;
  --brand-900: #186C0E;
  --brand-950: #0F4409;
  --brand: #29da13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #29da13

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#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C5EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#539B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#940EDF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#16750A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFDE8
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 #29da13

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
  • 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
  • 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#C413DA
Analogous left#8CDA13
Analogous right#13DA61
Split-complement 1#6113DA
Split-complement 2#DA138C
Triadic 1#1329DA
Triadic 2#DA1329
Tetradic#138CDA

RGB percentages

Red16.1%
Green85.5%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow91.3%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#29da13 text on a black background

contrast 11.13:1

Card sample

#29da13 text on a white background

contrast 1.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #29da13;
Background color
Panel with #29da13 background
background-color: #29da13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #29da13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(41, 218, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(41, 218, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #29da13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #29da13, #13DA82);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #29da13

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.

#29da13 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.

#29da13, answered

What color is #29da13?

#29da13 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 3.8). It sits at 113° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 47% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #29da13?

rgb(41, 218, 19) — 41 red, 218 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 16.1% / 85.5% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #29da13 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5066 and perceived brightness is 66%, so black text on it reaches 11.13:1.

Should I use black or white text on #29da13?

Black. It scores 11.13:1 against #29da13, versus 1.89:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #29da13?

#C413DA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6113DA and #DA138C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #29da13?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C5EDC0 for borders, #539B4B for secondary text, #940EDF as an accent and #16750A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8CDA13 and #13DA61 stays calm, while #C413DA is the loudest partner.

What is #29da13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(81%, 0%, 91%, 15%). 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 #29da13 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 #72DA13; nudged cooler, #11DD45.

Work with #29da13 in the Color Lab