Lime green

#17cd39

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

This is Lime green, a vivid green at 131 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 green color values

Every conversion for #17cd39, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#17cd39

RGB23, 205, 57

HSL131, 80%, 45%

HSV131, 89%, 80%

CMYK89%, 0%, 72%, 20%

Lab72.32, -69.47, 58.62

XYZ22.92, 44.14, 11.18

Decimal1559865

Web safe#00cc33

Pantone360 C

Shades of lime green

#15bb34 #13aa2f #11982a #0f8625 #0d7420 #0b631b #095116 #073f12 #052d0d #031c08

Tints of lime green

#1ae540 #31e853 #49eb67 #60ed7b #78f08f #90f3a2 #a8f5b6 #bff8ca #d7fbde #effdf2

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#cd17ab Analogous#50cd17 Analogous#17cd94 Triadic#3917cd Triadic#cd3917 Split complementary#9417cd Split complementary#cd1750

Lime green in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 89, 0, 72, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #17cd39 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 0 72 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 4 70 26

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 green in css

Copy #17cd39 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #17cd39; }
.text { color: #17cd39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17cd39; }

How lime green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Lime green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #17cd39 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #17cd39 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lime green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #17cd39 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around lime green? 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 green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #17cd39 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 green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #17cd39 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.