Lime

#42e730

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

This is Lime, a strong green at 114 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 #42e730, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#42e730

RGB66, 231, 48

HSL114, 79%, 55%

HSV114, 79%, 91%

CMYK71%, 0%, 79%, 9%

Lab81.03, -72.74, 70.24

XYZ31.36, 58.52, 12.44

Decimal4384560

Web safe#33ff33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#2ee41a #2acd18 #25b715 #21a113 #1c8b10 #18740e #135e0b #0f4808 #0a3206 #061b03

Tints of lime

#53e943 #65eb56 #76ee69 #88f07c #99f290 #abf4a3 #bcf7b6 #cef9c9 #dffbdc #f0fdef

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#d530e7 Analogous#9ee730 Analogous#30e779 Triadic#3042e7 Triadic#e73042 Split complementary#7930e7 Split complementary#e7309e

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 71, 0, 79, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #42e730 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 0 79 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 4 77 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Lime in css

Copy #42e730 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #42e730; }
.text { color: #42e730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42e730; }

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 #42e730 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #42e730 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 #42e730 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 #42e730 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

The figures for #42e730 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 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.