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#4abf13

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

RGB
74, 191, 19
HSL
101°, 82%, 41%
CMYK
61, 0, 90, 25
Luminance
0.3876

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #4abf13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#4abf13
Hue
101°
green
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
41%
dark
Brightness
75%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3876
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.75:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 4.3
Where it sits
Hue101° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness41%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% 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#4abf13
RGBrgb(74, 191, 19)
HSLhsl(101, 82%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 90%, 25%)
LABlab(68.6 -59.6 65.8)
LCHlch(68.6 88.8 132.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.710 0.218 139.0)
Decimal4898579
Display P3color(display-p3 0.290 0.749 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4abf13;
background-color: #4abf13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4abf13] bg-[#4abf13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4abf13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.290, green: 0.749, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4abf13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4ABF13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 191, 74)

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 #4abf13 · 8.75:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.75:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #4abf13 as text scores 2.40:1 on white and 8.75:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4abf13 on white: 2.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4abf13 on black: 8.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C5AD00
deuteranopia · #B7A42F
tritanopia · #3CB8A2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4abf13 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.

#F6FCF2
#ECF9E6
#D5F6C6
#B6F599
#92F066
#6EEB33
#56DF16
#4abf13
#3A940F
#2D6B0F
#1C4309
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F6FCF2Darkest = 950 · #1C4309
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FCF2;
  --brand-100: #ECF9E6;
  --brand-200: #D5F6C6;
  --brand-300: #B6F599;
  --brand-400: #92F066;
  --brand-500: #6EEB33;
  --brand-600: #56DF16;
  --brand-700: #4abf13;
  --brand-800: #3A940F;
  --brand-900: #2D6B0F;
  --brand-950: #1C4309;
  --brand: #4abf13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #4abf13

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#CEEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#649B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5C0FC3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2D740C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192414
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 #4abf13

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#8813BF
Analogous left#A0BF13
Analogous right#13BF32
Split-complement 1#3213BF
Split-complement 2#BF13A0
Triadic 1#134ABF
Triadic 2#BF134A
Tetradic#13A0BF

RGB percentages

Red29.0%
Green74.9%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan61.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.1%
Key (black)25.1%

Color previews

#4abf13 text on a black background

contrast 8.75:1

Card sample

#4abf13 text on a white background

contrast 2.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4abf13;
Background color
Panel with #4abf13 background
background-color: #4abf13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4abf13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(74, 191, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 191, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4abf13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4abf13, #13BF4F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4abf13

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.

#4abf13 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.

#4abf13, answered

What color is #4abf13?

#4abf13 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 4.3). It sits at 101° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 41% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #4abf13?

rgb(74, 191, 19) — 74 red, 191 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 29% / 74.9% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #4abf13 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3876 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 8.75:1.

Should I use black or white text on #4abf13?

Black. It scores 8.75:1 against #4abf13, versus 2.40:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4abf13?

#8813BF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3213BF and #BF13A0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4abf13?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CEEDC0 for borders, #649B4B for secondary text, #5C0FC3 as an accent and #2D740C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A0BF13 and #13BF32 stays calm, while #8813BF is the loudest partner.

What is #4abf13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(61%, 0%, 90%, 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 #4abf13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #89BF13; nudged cooler, #11C119.

Work with #4abf13 in the Color Lab