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#6bad13

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

RGB
107, 173, 19
HSL
86°, 80%, 38%
CMYK
38, 0, 89, 32
Luminance
0.3306

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6bad13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6bad13
Hue
86°
green
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
38%
dark
Brightness
68%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3306
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.61:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 9.9
Where it sits
Hue86° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness38%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% 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#6bad13
RGBrgb(107, 173, 19)
HSLhsl(86, 80%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 89%, 32%)
LABlab(64.2 -42.9 62.7)
LCHlch(64.2 75.9 124.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.677 0.182 131.9)
Decimal7056659
Display P3color(display-p3 0.420 0.678 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6bad13;
background-color: #6bad13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6bad13] bg-[#6bad13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6bad13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.420, green: 0.678, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6bad13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6BAD13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 173, 107)

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 #6bad13 · 7.61:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.76:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.61:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6bad13 as text scores 2.76:1 on white and 7.61:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6bad13 on white: 2.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6bad13 on black: 7.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B59F00
deuteranopia · #AC9A29
tritanopia · #6CA593

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6bad13 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.

#F8FCF3
#F1F9E6
#E1F5C6
#CDF49A
#B5EE67
#9CE935
#88DD18
#6bad13
#5B9310
#446A10
#2A420A
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F8FCF3Darkest = 950 · #2A420A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FCF3;
  --brand-100: #F1F9E6;
  --brand-200: #E1F5C6;
  --brand-300: #CDF49A;
  --brand-400: #B5EE67;
  --brand-500: #9CE935;
  --brand-600: #88DD18;
  --brand-700: #6bad13;
  --brand-800: #5B9310;
  --brand-900: #446A10;
  --brand-950: #2A420A;
  --brand: #6bad13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6bad13

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D9EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#799B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2C0FB1
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#47730D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
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 #6bad13

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#5513AD
Analogous left#ADA213
Analogous right#1EAD13
Split-complement 1#131EAD
Split-complement 2#A213AD
Triadic 1#136BAD
Triadic 2#AD136B
Tetradic#13ADA2

RGB percentages

Red42.0%
Green67.8%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan38.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow89.0%
Key (black)32.2%

Color previews

#6bad13 text on a black background

contrast 7.61:1

Card sample

#6bad13 text on a white background

contrast 2.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6bad13;
Background color
Panel with #6bad13 background
background-color: #6bad13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6bad13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(107, 173, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(107, 173, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6bad13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bad13, #13AD22);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6bad13

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.

#6bad13 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.

#6bad13, answered

What color is #6bad13?

#6bad13 is a dark electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 9.9). It sits at 86° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 38% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #6bad13?

rgb(107, 173, 19) — 107 red, 173 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 42% / 67.8% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #6bad13 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3306 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 7.61:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6bad13?

Black. It scores 7.61:1 against #6bad13, versus 2.76:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6bad13?

#5513AD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #131EAD and #A213AD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6bad13?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D9EDC0 for borders, #799B4B for secondary text, #2C0FB1 as an accent and #47730D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ADA213 and #1EAD13 stays calm, while #5513AD is the loudest partner.

What is #6bad13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(38%, 0%, 89%, 32%). 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 #6bad13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A3AD13; nudged cooler, #31AF11.

Work with #6bad13 in the Color Lab