Lime green

#3bbc52

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

This is Lime green, a soft 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 #3bbc52, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3bbc52

RGB59, 188, 82

HSL131, 52%, 48%

HSV131, 69%, 74%

CMYK69%, 0%, 56%, 26%

Lab67.65, -56.83, 43.05

XYZ21.31, 37.51, 14.1

Decimal3914834

Web safe#33cc66

Pantone361 C

Shades of lime green

#36ac4b #319b44 #2b8b3c #267a35 #216a2e #1c5927 #174920 #123819 #0c2811 #07170a

Tints of lime green

#49c660 #5ccc70 #6fd280 #81d891 #94dda1 #a7e3b2 #b9e9c2 #ccefd2 #dff5e3 #f1fbf3

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#bc3ba5 Analogous#64bc3b Analogous#3bbc93 Triadic#523bbc Triadic#bc523b Split complementary#933bbc Split complementary#bc3b64

Lime green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 69, 0, 56, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3bbc52 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 0 56 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 4 56 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #3bbc52 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3bbc52; }
.text { color: #3bbc52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bbc52; }

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 #3bbc52 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3bbc52 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 #3bbc52 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 #3bbc52 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 #3bbc52 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.