Lime green

#59ab52

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 confident. 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 #59ab52, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#59ab52
RGB89, 171, 82
HSL115, 35%, 50%
HSV115, 52%, 67%
CMYK48%, 0%, 52%, 33%
Lab63.23, -43.08, 37.95
XYZ20.21, 31.86, 13.07
Decimal5876562
Web safe#669966
Pantone361 C
Pantone361 CHex#59ab52Rgb89 171 82Cmyk48 0 52 33Lab63 -43 38Darker#274a24Deep#407b3bLighter#89c085

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 48, 0, 52, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #59ab52 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
48 0 52 33
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
48 4 52 39
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Lime green in css

Copy #59ab52 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #59ab52; }
.text { color: #59ab52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59ab52; }

How lime green looks on light and dark

Lime green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #59ab52 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.85:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.37:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #59ab52 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lime green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #59ab52 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn lime green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #59ab52 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 #59ab52 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.