Lime green

#53b21e

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

Lime green is a deep green that feels weighty. Deep greens like this read established and premium. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Lime green color values

Every conversion for #53b21e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#53b21e

RGB83, 178, 30

HSL99, 71%, 41%

HSV99, 83%, 70%

CMYK53%, 0%, 83%, 30%

Lab64.78, -52.19, 60.29

XYZ19.72, 33.77, 6.71

Decimal5485086

Web safe#669933

Pantone369 C

Shades of lime green

#4ca31b #459419 #3e8416 #377514 #306611 #29570f #21480c #1a390a #132907 #0c1a04

Tints of lime green

#5eca22 #6cdc2d #7de046 #8ee45e #9fe876 #b0ec8e #c1f0a7 #d2f4bf #e3f8d7 #f4fcf0

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#7d1eb2 Analogous#9db21e Analogous#1eb233 Triadic#1e53b2 Triadic#b21e53 Split complementary#331eb2 Split complementary#b21e9d

Lime green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 53, 0, 83, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #53b21e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

53 0 83 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

53 4 80 36

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 #53b21e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #53b21e; }
.text { color: #53b21e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53b21e; }

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 #53b21e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #53b21e 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 #53b21e 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 #53b21e 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 #53b21e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.