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#1BC54E Color

#1BC54E is rgb(27, 197, 78) in RGB, hsl(138, 76%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 60%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BC54E
HEX#1BC54E
RGBrgb(27, 197, 78)
HSLhsl(138, 76%, 44%)
HSVhsv(138, 86%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 60%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.206 147.2)
LABlab(69.99% -60.23 46.47)
LCHlch(69.99% 76.07 142.35)

What #1BC54E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1BC54E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 5.82Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 10.06Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 11Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 13.53Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 13.95Vine Green#38A32AΔE 16.2

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1BC54E Channel Values

How #1BC54E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 27 · G 197 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 76% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 86% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BC54E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1BC54E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1BC54E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BC54E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1BC54E
Complementary
#C51B92
Analogous
#3DC51B
Analogous
#1BC5A3
Triadic
#4E1BC5
Triadic
#C54E1B
Split comp.
#A31BC5
Split comp.
#C51B3D

Tints & Shades of #1BC54E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#28E25F
#47E677
#6BEB91
#8FF0AC
#B3F5C6
#D2F9DE

Shades

#17AB43
#14943B
#117930
#0D5E25
#09431B
#062D12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1BC54E.

How #1BC54E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1BC54E
Protanopia#B6B64F
Protanomaly#91BC4F
Deuteranopia#A5A555
Deuteranomaly#84B352
Tritanopia#4CBBBB
Tritanomaly#3EBF9B
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1BC54E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1bc54e: #1BC54E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BC54E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bc54e': '#1BC54E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.773, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_1bc54e">#1BC54E</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BC54E"

More Green Colors

#1BC54E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1BC54E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BC54E?

#1BC54E is a mid-tone green — rgb(27, 197, 78) in RGB and hsl(138, 76%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #1BC54E?

#1BC54E is rgb(27, 197, 78) — red 27, green 197, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BC54E?

#1BC54E converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 60%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BC54E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BC54E scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BC54E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BC54E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.95, which is visibly different.

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