Lime green

#21de21

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

Lime green sits in the green range, mid and strong. 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 #21de21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#21de21

RGB33, 222, 33

HSL120, 74%, 50%

HSV120, 85%, 87%

CMYK85%, 0%, 85%, 13%

Lab77.68, -75.03, 70.74

XYZ27.02, 52.68, 10.18

Decimal2219553

Web safe#33cc33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime green

#1eca1e #1bb71b #18a318 #159015 #127c12 #106910 #0d550d #0a420a #072e07 #041b04

Tints of lime green

#36e136 #4ae44a #5fe75f #74ea74 #88ed88 #9df09d #b2f3b2 #c6f7c6 #dbfadb #effdef

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#de21de Analogous#80de21 Analogous#21de80 Triadic#2121de Triadic#de2121 Split complementary#7f21de Split complementary#de2180

Lime green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 85, 0, 85, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #21de21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 0 85 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 4 82 19

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 green in css

Copy #21de21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #21de21; }
.text { color: #21de21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21de21; }

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 #21de21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #21de21 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 #21de21 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 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 #21de21 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

The figures for #21de21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.