Lime green

#3dcd4f

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, mid and strong. 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 green color values

Every conversion for #3dcd4f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3dcd4f
RGB61, 205, 79
HSL128, 59%, 52%
HSV128, 70%, 80%
CMYK70%, 0%, 61%, 20%
Lab73.04, -62.7, 50.68
XYZ25.17, 45.22, 14.8
Decimal4050255
Web safe#33cc66
Pantone360 C
Pantone360 CHex#3dcd4fRgb61 205 79Cmyk70 0 61 20Lab73 -63 51Darker#196222Deep#289b36Lighter#7bd786

Shades of lime green

Tints of lime green

Colors that go with lime green

Lime green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 70, 0, 61, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3dcd4f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
70 0 61 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
68 4 60 26
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 #3dcd4f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3dcd4f; }
.text { color: #3dcd4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3dcd4f; }

How lime green looks on light and dark

Lime green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3dcd4f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.09:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.04:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3dcd4f 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 #3dcd4f 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 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 #3dcd4f 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 green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #3dcd4f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.