Lime green

#56bb2d

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 103 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 #56bb2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56bb2d

RGB86, 187, 45

HSL103, 61%, 45%

HSV103, 76%, 73%

CMYK54%, 0%, 76%, 27%

Lab67.81, -53.85, 58.69

XYZ22.08, 37.71, 8.6

Decimal5684013

Web safe#66cc33

Pantone368 C

Shades of lime green

#4fab29 #479b25 #408a21 #387a1d #316a19 #295a16 #224912 #1a390e #13290a #0b1906

Tints of lime green

#60ce34 #71d349 #81d85e #92dd73 #a2e288 #b2e79d #c3ecb2 #d3f1c7 #e3f6dc #f4fcf1

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#922dbb Analogous#9dbb2d Analogous#2dbb4b Triadic#2d56bb Triadic#bb2d56 Split complementary#4b2dbb Split complementary#bb2d9d

Lime green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 54, 0, 76, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56bb2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 0 76 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 4 74 33

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 #56bb2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56bb2d; }
.text { color: #56bb2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56bb2d; }

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 #56bb2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56bb2d 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 #56bb2d 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 #56bb2d 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

Here is how the numbers for #56bb2d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.