Lime

#40e839

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

Lime is a mid green that feels grounded. 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 #40e839, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#40e839

RGB64, 232, 57

HSL118, 79%, 57%

HSV118, 75%, 91%

CMYK72%, 0%, 75%, 9%

Lab81.35, -72.81, 67.85

XYZ31.71, 59.1, 13.61

Decimal4253753

Web safe#33ff33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#20d519 #1dbd16 #19a613 #168f11 #12780e #0f610b #0b4a09 #083306 #041b03

Tints of lime

#63ec5d #75ee70 #86f082 #98f394 #a9f5a6 #bbf7b8 #ccf9cb #defbdd #f0fdef

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#e139e8 Analogous#97e839 Analogous#39e88a Triadic#3940e8 Triadic#e83940 Split complementary#8a39e8 Split complementary#e83997

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 72, 0, 75, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #40e839 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 0 75 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 4 73 15

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 #40e839 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #40e839; }
.text { color: #40e839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40e839; }

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 #40e839 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #40e839 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 #40e839 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 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 #40e839 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 #40e839 are worked out. 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.