Color

#004F13

Dark cool green. Nearest reference color: Lincoln green.

color HEX #004F13 on paletico.com

RGB

0–255
0
79
19

CMYK

0–100%
100%
0%
75.95%
69.02%

RGB describes how #004F13 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 0, green 79 and blue 19.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 100%, magenta 0%, yellow 75.95% and black 69.02%.

HSL values

H 134.43° S 100% L 15.49%

In the HSL color model, #004F13 has a hue of 134.43°, 100% saturation and 15.49% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Hue 134.43°
Saturation 100%
Lightness 15.49%

Color insight

#004F13 is a dark, cool green with moderate chroma.

Temperature
Cool
Lightness
Dark
Chroma
Moderate

Color formats

Copy #004F13 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #004F13
RGB rgb(0, 79, 19)
HSL hsl(134.43 100% 15.49%)
OKLCH oklch(0.371926 0.114797 145.6447)
CSS --color: #004F13;

Tints of #004F13

Tints are lighter variations of #004F13. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

Shades of #004F13

Shades are darker variations of #004F13. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

Tones of #004F13

Tones reduce the chroma of #004F13, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

Tonal range of #004F13

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #004F13 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #CAFFCB;
    --color-200: #8ED392;
    --color-300: #62A566;
    --color-400: #36793D;
    --color-500: #004F13;
    --color-600: #003C0C;
    --color-700: #002906;
    --color-800: #001803;
    --color-900: #000901;
}

Colors that go with #004F13

Color harmonies for #004F13 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

CSS gradients with #004F13

These gradients show how #004F13 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #004F13, #49794C, #84A485, #C0D1C0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #004F13, #003309, #001903, #000400, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #004F13, #004B48, #004664, #37357A, #5D2660);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #004F13. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text
9.87:1
AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass
Black text
2.13:1
AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0564 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #004F13 as the background.

background-color: #004F13;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #004F13 in design

See how #004F13 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background
Paletico Color in context

#004F13 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent
Accent color

Use #004F13 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action
Tonal pair
#8ED392
#004F13
#001803

Colors similar to #004F13

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #004F13, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #004F13 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #004F13 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X
2.9133
Y
5.6386
Z
1.5508

CIELAB

L*
28.4817
a*
-35.2539
b*
28.2129

OKLab

L
0.371926
a
-0.094771
b
0.064783

OKLCH

L
0.371926
C
0.114797
H
145.6447°