Lime green

#4cda21

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

This is Lime green, a strong green at 106 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 green color values

Every conversion for #4cda21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4cda21

RGB76, 218, 33

HSL106, 74%, 49%

HSV106, 85%, 85%

CMYK65%, 0%, 85%, 15%

Lab77.15, -67.55, 70.55

XYZ28.33, 51.79, 9.94

Decimal5036577

Web safe#33cc33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime green

#45c71e #3fb41b #38a118 #318d15 #2b7a13 #246710 #1d540d #17410a #102e07 #091b04

Tints of lime green

#5be033 #6ce348 #7de65d #8eea72 #9eed87 #aff09c #c0f3b1 #d1f6c6 #e2f9db #f3fdef

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#af21da Analogous#a8da21 Analogous#21da53 Triadic#214cda Triadic#da214c Split complementary#5321da Split complementary#da21a8

Lime green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 65, 0, 85, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4cda21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 0 85 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 4 82 21

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 green in css

Copy #4cda21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4cda21; }
.text { color: #4cda21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4cda21; }

How lime green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Lime green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4cda21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4cda21 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 #4cda21 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #4cda21 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 green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #4cda21 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.