Lime green

#36cd09

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 #36cd09, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#36cd09

RGB54, 205, 9

HSL106, 92%, 42%

HSV106, 96%, 80%

CMYK74%, 0%, 96%, 20%

Lab72.54, -68.25, 70.28

XYZ23.4, 44.47, 7.61

Decimal3591433

Web safe#33cc00

Pantone368 C

Shades of lime green

#31bb08 #2daa07 #289807 #238706 #1f7505 #1a6404 #165204 #114003 #0c2f02 #081d01

Tints of lime green

#3de80a #4bf519 #75f74e #8af869 #9efa83 #b3fb9e #c8fcb9 #ddfdd3 #f2feee

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#a009cd Analogous#98cd09 Analogous#09cd3e Triadic#0936cd Triadic#cd0936 Split complementary#3e09cd Split complementary#cd0998

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 74, 0, 96, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #36cd09 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 0 96 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 4 92 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 #36cd09 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #36cd09; }
.text { color: #36cd09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36cd09; }

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 #36cd09 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #36cd09 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 #36cd09 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 #36cd09 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

The figures for #36cd09 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.