Lime green

#21b900

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

Lime green sits in the green range, deep and vivid. Deep greens like this read established and premium. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Lime green color values

Every conversion for #21b900, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#21b900

RGB33, 185, 0

HSL109, 100%, 36%

HSV109, 100%, 73%

CMYK82%, 0%, 100%, 27%

Lab65.77, -65.43, 65.67

XYZ17.98, 35.02, 5.81

Decimal2210048

Web safe#33cc00

Pantone368 C

Shades of lime green

#1eaa00 #1b9a00 #198b00 #167b00 #136c00 #105c00 #0e4d00 #0b3d00 #082e00 #051f00

Tints of lime green

#26d800 #2cf600 #40ff16 #72ff54 #8bff72 #a5ff91 #beffb0 #d7ffce #f0ffed

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#9800b9 Analogous#7db900 Analogous#00b93c Triadic#0021b9 Triadic#b90021 Split complementary#3c00b9 Split complementary#b9007d

Lime green in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 82, 0, 100, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #21b900 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 0 100 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 4 96 33

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 #21b900 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #21b900; }
.text { color: #21b900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21b900; }

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 #21b900 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #21b900 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 #21b900 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 #21b900 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

Here is how the numbers for #21b900 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.