Lime

#28ff07

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 112 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Lime color values

Every conversion for #28ff07, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#28ff07
RGB40, 255, 7
HSL112, 100%, 51%
HSV112, 97%, 100%
CMYK84%, 0%, 97%, 0%
Lab87.96, -84.11, 82.92
XYZ36.67, 71.99, 12.16
Decimal2686727
Web safe#33ff00
Pantone802 C
Pantone802 CHex#28ff07Rgb40 255 7Cmyk84 0 97 0Lab88 -84 83Darker#107700Deep#19bf00Lighter#6cf657

Shades of lime

Tints of lime

Colors that go with lime

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 84, 0, 97, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #28ff07 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
84 0 97 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
81 4 93 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 #28ff07 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #28ff07; }
.text { color: #28ff07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28ff07; }

How lime looks on light and dark

Lime and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #28ff07 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
15.40:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #28ff07 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 #28ff07 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #28ff07 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #28ff07 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.