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#1BDA2E Color

#1BDA2E is rgb(27, 218, 46) in RGB, hsl(126, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 79%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Malachite (#00CC33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BDA2E
HEX#1BDA2E
RGBrgb(27, 218, 46)
HSLhsl(126, 78%, 48%)
HSVhsv(126, 88%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 79%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.248 143.5)
LABlab(76.48% -68.03 64.70)
LCHlch(76.48% 93.88 136.44)

What #1BDA2E 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 #1BDA2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 7.91SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.21Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.6Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 12.3Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 15.02Erin#00FF40ΔE 15.94

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

#1BDA2E Channel Values

How #1BDA2E 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 218 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 78% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 88% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BDA2E 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1BDA2E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1BDA2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BDA2E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1BDA2E
Complementary
#DA1BC7
Analogous
#67DA1B
Analogous
#1BDA8D
Triadic
#2E1BDA
Triadic
#DA2E1B
Split comp.
#8D1BDA
Split comp.
#DA1B67

Tints & Shades of #1BDA2E

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

#33E645
#53EA62
#72EE7F
#97F2A0
#B6F6BD
#D6FADA

Shades

#18BF28
#149F22
#10841C
#0D6816
#0A4D10
#062D0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1BDA2E.

How #1BDA2E 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#1BDA2E
Protanopia#C9C931
Protanomaly#A1D030
Deuteranopia#B7B73D
Deuteranomaly#92C637
Tritanopia#58CECE
Tritanomaly#47D3A6
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1BDA2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1bda2e: #1BDA2E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BDA2E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bda2e': '#1BDA2E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.855, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_1bda2e">#1BDA2E</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BDA2E"

More Green Colors

#1BDA2E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#1BDA2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BDA2E?

#1BDA2E is a mid-tone green — rgb(27, 218, 46) in RGB and hsl(126, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Malachite (#00CC33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #1BDA2E?

#1BDA2E is rgb(27, 218, 46) — red 27, green 218, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BDA2E?

#1BDA2E converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 79%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BDA2E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BDA2E scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BDA2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BDA2E 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 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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