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#68cc13

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

RGB
104, 204, 19
HSL
92°, 83%, 44%
CMYK
49, 0, 91, 20
Luminance
0.4618

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #68cc13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#68cc13
Hue
92°
green
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
44%
dark
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4618
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
51/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.24:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue92° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness44%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool51% 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#68cc13
RGBrgb(104, 204, 19)
HSLhsl(92, 83%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 91%, 20%)
LABlab(73.7 -56.1 70.5)
LCHlch(73.7 90.1 128.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.754 0.219 135.8)
Decimal6867987
Display P3color(display-p3 0.408 0.800 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #68cc13;
background-color: #68cc13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#68cc13] bg-[#68cc13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #68cc13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.408, green: 0.800, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#68cc13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF68CC13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 204, 104)

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 #68cc13 · 10.24:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.05:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.24:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #68cc13 as text scores 2.05:1 on white and 10.24:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#68cc13 on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#68cc13 on black: 10.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D4BA00
deuteranopia · #C7B231
tritanopia · #64C4AD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #68cc13 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.

#F7FCF2
#EFFAE6
#DCF6C6
#C3F598
#A5F165
#87EC32
#72E015
#68cc13
#4C950E
#396C0E
#244309
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F7FCF2Darkest = 950 · #244309
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FCF2;
  --brand-100: #EFFAE6;
  --brand-200: #DCF6C6;
  --brand-300: #C3F598;
  --brand-400: #A5F165;
  --brand-500: #87EC32;
  --brand-600: #72E015;
  --brand-700: #68cc13;
  --brand-800: #4C950E;
  --brand-900: #396C0E;
  --brand-950: #244309;
  --brand: #68cc13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #68cc13

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#709B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#470ED0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3C750B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1FDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
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 #68cc13

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#7713CC
Analogous left#C5CC13
Analogous right#13CC1A
Split-complement 1#1A13CC
Split-complement 2#CC13C5
Triadic 1#1368CC
Triadic 2#CC1368
Tetradic#13C5CC

RGB percentages

Red40.8%
Green80.0%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan49.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.7%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#68cc13 text on a black background

contrast 10.24:1

Card sample

#68cc13 text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #68cc13;
Background color
Panel with #68cc13 background
background-color: #68cc13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #68cc13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(104, 204, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(104, 204, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #68cc13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68cc13, #13CC39);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #68cc13

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.

#68cc13 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.

#68cc13, answered

What color is #68cc13?

#68cc13 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 92° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 44% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #68cc13?

rgb(104, 204, 19) — 104 red, 204 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 40.8% / 80% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #68cc13 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4618 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 10.24:1.

Should I use black or white text on #68cc13?

Black. It scores 10.24:1 against #68cc13, versus 2.05:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #68cc13?

#7713CC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1A13CC and #CC13C5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #68cc13?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D4EDC0 for borders, #709B4B for secondary text, #470ED0 as an accent and #3C750B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C5CC13 and #13CC1A stays calm, while #7713CC is the loudest partner.

What is #68cc13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(49%, 0%, 91%, 20%). 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 #68cc13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ACCC13; nudged cooler, #22CE11.

Work with #68cc13 in the Color Lab