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#34fe21

a balanced, electric green · cool · “Lime”

RGB
52, 254, 33
HSL
115°, 99%, 56%
CMYK
80, 0, 87, 0
Luminance
0.7172

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #34fe21 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#34fe21
Hue
115°
green
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
56%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7172
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.34:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 0.9
Where it sits
Hue115° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness56%
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#34fe21
RGBrgb(52, 254, 33)
HSLhsl(115, 99%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 87%, 0%)
LABlab(87.8 -82.0 79.7)
LCHlch(87.8 114.4 135.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.869 0.283 142.0)
Decimal3472929
Display P3color(display-p3 0.204 0.996 0.129)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #34fe21;
background-color: #34fe21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#34fe21] bg-[#34fe21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #34fe21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.204, green: 0.996, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#34fe21")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF34FE21)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(33, 254, 52)

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 #34fe21 · 15.34:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.37:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.34:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #34fe21 as text scores 1.37:1 on white and 15.34:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#34fe21 on white: 1.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#34fe21 on black: 15.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE500
deuteranopia · #EFD743
tritanopia · #00F6D8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #34fe21 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FEF1
#E5FCE3
#C5FBC0
#99FE8F
#66FE57
#34fe21
#16F401
#12CB01
#0FA201
#0F7505
#094903
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FEF1Darkest = 950 · #094903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FEF1;
  --brand-100: #E5FCE3;
  --brand-200: #C5FBC0;
  --brand-300: #99FE8F;
  --brand-400: #66FE57;
  --brand-500: #34fe21;
  --brand-600: #16F401;
  --brand-700: #12CB01;
  --brand-800: #0FA201;
  --brand-900: #0F7505;
  --brand-950: #094903;
  --brand: #34fe21;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #34fe21

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#C4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#529B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B420FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0C7F01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FFE6
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 #34fe21

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#EB21FE
Analogous left#A3FE21
Analogous right#21FE7C
Split-complement 1#7C21FE
Split-complement 2#FE21A3
Triadic 1#2134FE
Triadic 2#FE2134
Tetradic#21A3FE

RGB percentages

Red20.4%
Green99.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow87.0%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#34fe21 text on a black background

contrast 15.34:1

Card sample

#34fe21 text on a white background

contrast 1.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #34fe21;
Background color
Panel with #34fe21 background
background-color: #34fe21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #34fe21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(52, 254, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(52, 254, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #34fe21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #34fe21, #21FEA1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #34fe21

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.

#34fe21 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.

#34fe21, answered

What color is #34fe21?

#34fe21 is a balanced electric green — the CSS keyword Lime. It sits at 115° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 56% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #34fe21?

rgb(52, 254, 33) — 52 red, 254 green and 33 blue out of 255, or 20.4% / 99.6% / 12.9% by channel.

Is #34fe21 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7172 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 15.34:1.

Should I use black or white text on #34fe21?

Black. It scores 15.34:1 against #34fe21, versus 1.37:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #34fe21?

#EB21FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7C21FE and #FE21A3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #34fe21?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C4EDC0 for borders, #529B4B for secondary text, #B420FF as an accent and #0C7F01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A3FE21 and #21FE7C stays calm, while #EB21FE is the loudest partner.

What is #34fe21 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(80%, 0%, 87%, 0%). 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 #34fe21 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 #85FE21; nudged cooler, #20FF5F.

Work with #34fe21 in the Color Lab