Lime

#12ff4e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for lime, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Lime, a vivid green at 135 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Lime color values

Every conversion for #12ff4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#12ff4e

RGB18, 255, 78

HSL135, 100%, 54%

HSV135, 93%, 100%

CMYK93%, 0%, 69%, 0%

Lab88.06, -82.21, 67.32

XYZ37.38, 72.2, 19.17

Decimal1245006

Web safe#00ff66

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#00f93f #00e139 #00c833 #00b02d #009826 #008020 #00671a #004f14 #00370e #001f08

Tints of lime

#3eff6f #54ff7f #6aff8f #80ffa0 #95ffb0 #abffc1 #c1ffd1 #d7ffe1 #edfff2

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#ff12c3 Analogous#4dff12 Analogous#12ffc5 Triadic#4e12ff Triadic#ff4e12 Split complementary#c512ff Split complementary#ff124c

Lime in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 93, 0, 69, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #12ff4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

93 0 69 0

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 4 67 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Lime in css

Copy #12ff4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #12ff4e; }
.text { color: #12ff4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12ff4e; }

How lime looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Lime and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #12ff4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #12ff4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lime on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #12ff4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around lime? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn lime into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #12ff4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from lime, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #12ff4e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.