Lime green

#47bd2e

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

Lime green is a mid green that feels grounded. 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 #47bd2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#47bd2e
RGB71, 189, 46
HSL110, 61%, 46%
HSV110, 76%, 74%
CMYK62%, 0%, 76%, 26%
Lab67.97, -58.29, 58.36
XYZ21.29, 37.93, 8.78
Decimal4701486
Web safe#33cc33
Pantone368 C
Pantone368 CHex#47bd2eRgb71 189 46Cmyk62 0 76 26Lab68 -58 58Darker#1c4a12Deep#318420Lighter#75d161

Shades of lime green

Tints of lime green

Colors that go with lime green

Lime green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 62, 0, 76, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #47bd2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
62 0 76 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
61 4 74 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 #47bd2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #47bd2e; }
.text { color: #47bd2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #47bd2e; }

How lime green looks on light and dark

Lime green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #47bd2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #47bd2e 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 #47bd2e 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 #47bd2e 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

The figures for #47bd2e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.