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#3dbe13

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

RGB
61, 190, 19
HSL
105°, 82%, 41%
CMYK
68, 0, 90, 26
Luminance
0.3787

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #3dbe13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#3dbe13
Hue
105°
green
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
41%
dark
Brightness
75%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3787
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
56/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.57:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue105° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness41%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool56% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#3dbe13
RGBrgb(61, 190, 19)
HSLhsl(105, 82%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 90%, 26%)
LABlab(67.9 -62.1 65.2)
LCHlch(67.9 90.0 133.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.703 0.222 140.2)
Decimal4046355
Display P3color(display-p3 0.239 0.745 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3dbe13;
background-color: #3dbe13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3dbe13] bg-[#3dbe13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3dbe13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.239, green: 0.745, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3dbe13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3DBE13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 190, 61)

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 #3dbe13 · 8.57:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.57:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #3dbe13 as text scores 2.45:1 on white and 8.57:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3dbe13 on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3dbe13 on black: 8.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C3AC00
deuteranopia · #B4A22E
tritanopia · #24B8A1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3dbe13 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.

#F5FCF2
#EBF9E6
#D2F6C6
#AFF599
#88F066
#60EB33
#47DF16
#3dbe13
#30940F
#266B0F
#184309
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F5FCF2Darkest = 950 · #184309
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FCF2;
  --brand-100: #EBF9E6;
  --brand-200: #D2F6C6;
  --brand-300: #AFF599;
  --brand-400: #88F066;
  --brand-500: #60EB33;
  --brand-600: #47DF16;
  --brand-700: #3dbe13;
  --brand-800: #30940F;
  --brand-900: #266B0F;
  --brand-950: #184309;
  --brand: #3dbe13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #3dbe13

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#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CBEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5E9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#690FC2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#25740C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDFDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#182414
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 #3dbe13

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#9413BE
Analogous left#92BE13
Analogous right#13BE3F
Split-complement 1#3F13BE
Split-complement 2#BE1392
Triadic 1#133DBE
Triadic 2#BE133D
Tetradic#1392BE

RGB percentages

Red23.9%
Green74.5%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.0%
Key (black)25.5%

Color previews

#3dbe13 text on a black background

contrast 8.57:1

Card sample

#3dbe13 text on a white background

contrast 2.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3dbe13;
Background color
Panel with #3dbe13 background
background-color: #3dbe13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3dbe13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(61, 190, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(61, 190, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3dbe13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3dbe13, #13BE5B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3dbe13

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.

#3dbe13 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.

#3dbe13, answered

What color is #3dbe13?

#3dbe13 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 105° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 41% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #3dbe13?

rgb(61, 190, 19) — 61 red, 190 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 23.9% / 74.5% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #3dbe13 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3787 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 8.57:1.

Should I use black or white text on #3dbe13?

Black. It scores 8.57:1 against #3dbe13, versus 2.45:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #3dbe13?

#9413BE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3F13BE and #BE1392, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #3dbe13?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CBEDC0 for borders, #5E9B4B for secondary text, #690FC2 as an accent and #25740C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #92BE13 and #13BE3F stays calm, while #9413BE is the loudest partner.

What is #3dbe13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(68%, 0%, 90%, 26%). 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 #3dbe13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 56 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7CBE13; nudged cooler, #11C026.

Work with #3dbe13 in the Color Lab