Lime

#48f451

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 #48f451, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48f451

RGB72, 244, 81

HSL123, 89%, 62%

HSV123, 70%, 96%

CMYK70%, 0%, 67%, 4%

Lab85.34, -73.35, 63.49

XYZ36.51, 66.67, 18.73

Decimal4781137

Web safe#33ff66

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#2df237 #12f11e #0dd918 #0bbe15 #0aa312 #08890f #076e0c #055309 #033806 #021d03

Tints of lime

#59f561 #69f671 #7af780 #8af890 #9bf9a0 #acfab0 #bcfbc0 #cdfccf #defddf #eefeef

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#f448eb Analogous#95f448 Analogous#48f4a7 Triadic#5148f4 Triadic#f45148 Split complementary#a748f4 Split complementary#f44895

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 70, 0, 67, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48f451 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 0 67 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 4 66 10

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 #48f451 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48f451; }
.text { color: #48f451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48f451; }

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 #48f451 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48f451 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 #48f451 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 #48f451 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 #48f451 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.