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#69da13

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

RGB
105, 218, 19
HSL
94°, 84%, 47%
CMYK
52, 0, 91, 15
Luminance
0.5319

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #69da13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#69da13
Hue
94°
green
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
47%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
69%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5319
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.64:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 6.2
Where it sits
Hue94° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness47%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% 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#69da13
RGBrgb(105, 218, 19)
HSLhsl(94, 84%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 91%, 15%)
LABlab(78.0 -60.9 74.1)
LCHlch(78.0 95.9 129.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.790 0.234 136.6)
Decimal6937107
Display P3color(display-p3 0.412 0.855 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #69da13;
background-color: #69da13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#69da13] bg-[#69da13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #69da13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.412, green: 0.855, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#69da13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF69DA13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 218, 105)

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 #69da13 · 11.64:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.64:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #69da13 as text scores 1.80:1 on white and 11.64:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#69da13 on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#69da13 on black: 11.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E2C700
deuteranopia · #D3BD34
tritanopia · #62D2B9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #69da13 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.

#F7FCF2
#EEFAE6
#DAF6C5
#C0F698
#A1F264
#82ED31
#69da13
#5ABC10
#48960D
#376C0E
#224409
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F7FCF2Darkest = 950 · #224409
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FCF2;
  --brand-100: #EEFAE6;
  --brand-200: #DAF6C5;
  --brand-300: #C0F698;
  --brand-400: #A1F264;
  --brand-500: #82ED31;
  --brand-600: #69da13;
  --brand-700: #5ABC10;
  --brand-800: #48960D;
  --brand-900: #376C0E;
  --brand-950: #224409;
  --brand: #69da13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #69da13

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#D3EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6D9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#510EDF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#38750A
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 #69da13

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#8413DA
Analogous left#CDDA13
Analogous right#13DA21
Split-complement 1#2113DA
Split-complement 2#DA13CD
Triadic 1#1369DA
Triadic 2#DA1369
Tetradic#13CDDA

RGB percentages

Red41.2%
Green85.5%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow91.3%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#69da13 text on a black background

contrast 11.64:1

Card sample

#69da13 text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #69da13;
Background color
Panel with #69da13 background
background-color: #69da13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #69da13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(105, 218, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(105, 218, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #69da13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #69da13, #13DA42);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #69da13

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.

#69da13 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.

#69da13, answered

What color is #69da13?

#69da13 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 6.2). It sits at 94° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 47% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #69da13?

rgb(105, 218, 19) — 105 red, 218 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 41.2% / 85.5% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #69da13 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5319 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 11.64:1.

Should I use black or white text on #69da13?

Black. It scores 11.64:1 against #69da13, versus 1.80:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #69da13?

#8413DA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2113DA and #DA13CD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #69da13?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D3EDC0 for borders, #6D9B4B for secondary text, #510EDF as an accent and #38750A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CDDA13 and #13DA21 stays calm, while #8413DA is the loudest partner.

What is #69da13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(52%, 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 #69da13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #B2DA13; nudged cooler, #1EDD11.

Work with #69da13 in the Color Lab