Lime green

#27de21

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 118 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 #27de21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#27de21

RGB39, 222, 33

HSL118, 74%, 50%

HSV118, 85%, 87%

CMYK82%, 0%, 85%, 13%

Lab77.75, -74.46, 70.82

XYZ27.23, 52.78, 10.19

Decimal2612769

Web safe#33cc33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime green

#24ca1e #20b71b #1da318 #199015 #167c12 #126910 #0f550d #0c420a #082e07 #051b04

Tints of lime green

#3be136 #4fe44a #63e75f #77ea74 #8bed88 #a0f09d #b4f3b2 #c8f7c6 #dcfadb #f0fdef

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#d821de Analogous#86de21 Analogous#21de79 Triadic#2127de Triadic#de2127 Split complementary#7921de Split complementary#de2186

Lime green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 82, 0, 85, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #27de21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 0 85 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 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 #27de21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #27de21; }
.text { color: #27de21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27de21; }

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 #27de21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #27de21 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 #27de21 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 #27de21 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 #27de21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.