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#90f813

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

RGB
144, 248, 19
HSL
87°, 94%, 52%
CMYK
42, 0, 92, 3
Luminance
0.7311

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #90f813 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#90f813
Hue
87°
green
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7311
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
48/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.62:1
Closest name
Lawn Green
ΔE2000 2
Where it sits
Hue87° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool48% 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#90f813
RGBrgb(144, 248, 19)
HSLhsl(87, 94%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 92%, 3%)
LABlab(88.5 -60.2 83.4)
LCHlch(88.5 102.8 125.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.881 0.247 133.5)
Decimal9500691
Display P3color(display-p3 0.565 0.973 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #90f813;
background-color: #90f813;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#90f813] bg-[#90f813]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #90f813;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.565, green: 0.973, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#90f813")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF90F813)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 248, 144)

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 #90f813 · 15.62:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.62:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #90f813 as text scores 1.34:1 on white and 15.62:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#90f813 on white: 1.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#90f813 on black: 15.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE300
deuteranopia · #F4DB3B
tritanopia · #90EED3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #90f813 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FDF2
#F1FBE4
#E0FAC2
#CCFC92
#B2FA5C
#90f813
#85EE07
#6FC606
#599E05
#427208
#294705
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F8FDF2Darkest = 950 · #294705
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FDF2;
  --brand-100: #F1FBE4;
  --brand-200: #E0FAC2;
  --brand-300: #CCFC92;
  --brand-400: #B2FA5C;
  --brand-500: #90f813;
  --brand-600: #85EE07;
  --brand-700: #6FC606;
  --brand-800: #599E05;
  --brand-900: #427208;
  --brand-950: #294705;
  --brand: #90f813;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #90f813

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#D8EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#769B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3F0EFD
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#457C04
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3FEE6
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 #90f813

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#7B13F8
Analogous left#F8ED13
Analogous right#1EF813
Split-complement 1#131EF8
Split-complement 2#ED13F8
Triadic 1#1390F8
Triadic 2#F81390
Tetradic#13F8ED

RGB percentages

Red56.5%
Green97.3%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow92.3%
Key (black)2.7%

Color previews

#90f813 text on a black background

contrast 15.62:1

Card sample

#90f813 text on a white background

contrast 1.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #90f813;
Background color
Panel with #90f813 background
background-color: #90f813;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #90f813;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(144, 248, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(144, 248, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #90f813;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90f813, #13F82F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #90f813

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.

#90f813 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.

#90f813, answered

What color is #90f813?

#90f813 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lawn Green (ΔE2000 2). It sits at 87° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #90f813?

rgb(144, 248, 19) — 144 red, 248 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 56.5% / 97.3% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #90f813 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7311 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 15.62:1.

Should I use black or white text on #90f813?

Black. It scores 15.62:1 against #90f813, versus 1.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #90f813?

#7B13F8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #131EF8 and #ED13F8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #90f813?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D8EDC0 for borders, #769B4B for secondary text, #3F0EFD as an accent and #457C04 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F8ED13 and #1EF813 stays calm, while #7B13F8 is the loudest partner.

What is #90f813 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(42%, 0%, 92%, 3%). 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 #90f813 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 48 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E4F813; nudged cooler, #3BFA11.

Work with #90f813 in the Color Lab