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#a4fd13

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

RGB
164, 253, 19
HSL
83°, 98%, 53%
CMYK
35, 0, 93, 1
Luminance
0.7819

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a4fd13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a4fd13
Hue
83°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
53%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7819
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
44/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.64:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 1.1
Where it sits
Hue83° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness53%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool44% 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#a4fd13
RGBrgb(164, 253, 19)
HSLhsl(83, 98%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 93%, 1%)
LABlab(90.9 -55.5 85.7)
LCHlch(90.9 102.1 122.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.903 0.243 130.8)
Decimal10812691
Display P3color(display-p3 0.643 0.992 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a4fd13;
background-color: #a4fd13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a4fd13] bg-[#a4fd13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a4fd13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.992, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a4fd13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA4FD13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 253, 164)

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 #a4fd13 · 16.64:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.64:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a4fd13 as text scores 1.26:1 on white and 16.64:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a4fd13 on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a4fd13 on black: 16.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE900
deuteranopia · #FDE33B
tritanopia · #A8F2D7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a4fd13 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.

#F9FDF1
#F3FCE3
#E5FBC1
#D4FE90
#BFFE58
#a4fd13
#97F302
#7ECA02
#65A201
#4A7506
#2F4904
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F9FDF1Darkest = 950 · #2F4904
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FDF1;
  --brand-100: #F3FCE3;
  --brand-200: #E5FBC1;
  --brand-300: #D4FE90;
  --brand-400: #BFFE58;
  --brand-500: #a4fd13;
  --brand-600: #97F302;
  --brand-700: #7ECA02;
  --brand-800: #65A201;
  --brand-900: #4A7506;
  --brand-950: #2F4904;
  --brand: #a4fd13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a4fd13

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#DCEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#7C9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3011FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4F7E01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1E2414
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 #a4fd13

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#6C13FD
Analogous left#FDE113
Analogous right#2FFD13
Split-complement 1#132FFD
Split-complement 2#E113FD
Triadic 1#13A4FD
Triadic 2#FD13A4
Tetradic#13FDE1

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green99.2%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan35.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow92.5%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#a4fd13 text on a black background

contrast 16.64:1

Card sample

#a4fd13 text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a4fd13;
Background color
Panel with #a4fd13 background
background-color: #a4fd13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a4fd13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 253, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 253, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a4fd13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4fd13, #13FD1E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a4fd13

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.

#a4fd13 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.

#a4fd13, answered

What color is #a4fd13?

#a4fd13 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 1.1). It sits at 83° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 53% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #a4fd13?

rgb(164, 253, 19) — 164 red, 253 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 64.3% / 99.2% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #a4fd13 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7819 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 16.64:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a4fd13?

Black. It scores 16.64:1 against #a4fd13, versus 1.26:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a4fd13?

#6C13FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #132FFD and #E113FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a4fd13?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DCEDC0 for borders, #7C9B4B for secondary text, #3011FF as an accent and #4F7E01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDE113 and #2FFD13 stays calm, while #6C13FD is the loudest partner.

What is #a4fd13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(35%, 0%, 93%, 1%). 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 #a4fd13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 44 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FAFD13; nudged cooler, #4DFF11.

Work with #a4fd13 in the Color Lab