Lime

#37ff49

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 125 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 #37ff49, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#37ff49

RGB55, 255, 73

HSL125, 100%, 61%

HSV125, 78%, 100%

CMYK78%, 0%, 71%, 0%

Lab88.36, -79.75, 69.5

XYZ38.54, 72.81, 18.33

Decimal3669833

Web safe#33ff33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#1bff30 #00fe17 #00e214 #00c612 #00aa0f #008e0d #00720a #005608 #003b05 #001f03

Tints of lime

#49ff5a #5bff6a #6eff7b #80ff8b #92ff9c #a4ffac #b7ffbd #c9ffce #dbffde #edffef

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#ff37ed Analogous#89ff37 Analogous#37ffad Triadic#4937ff Triadic#ff4937 Split complementary#ad37ff Split complementary#ff3789

Lime 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 78, 0, 71, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #37ff49 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 0 71 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 4 69 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Lime in css

Copy #37ff49 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #37ff49; }
.text { color: #37ff49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37ff49; }

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 #37ff49 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #37ff49 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lime on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #37ff49 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn lime into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #37ff49 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 #37ff49 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.