Lime

#78f860

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

Lime sits in the green range, mid and vivid. 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 #78f860, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#78f860

RGB120, 248, 96

HSL111, 92%, 67%

HSV111, 61%, 97%

CMYK52%, 0%, 61%, 3%

Lab87.96, -62.99, 60.7

XYZ43.42, 71.97, 22.67

Decimal7927904

Web safe#66ff66

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#5ff742 #45f524 #2fef0b #29d109 #23b308 #1d9507 #177705 #115904 #0c3b03 #061d01

Tints of lime

#84f96e #90f97c #9cfa8b #a8fa99 #b4fba7 #c0fcb5 #ccfcc3 #d8fdd2 #e4fee0 #f0feee

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#e060f8 Analogous#c4f860 Analogous#60f894 Triadic#6078f8 Triadic#f86078 Split complementary#9460f8 Split complementary#f860c4

Lime in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 52, 0, 61, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #78f860 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 0 61 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 4 60 9

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 #78f860 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #78f860; }
.text { color: #78f860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78f860; }

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 #78f860 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #78f860 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 #78f860 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 #78f860 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 #78f860 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.