Lime green

#2aba2a

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 balanced. 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 #2aba2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2aba2a

RGB42, 186, 42

HSL120, 63%, 45%

HSV120, 77%, 73%

CMYK77%, 0%, 77%, 27%

Lab66.35, -62.95, 57.87

XYZ18.93, 35.78, 8.1

Decimal2800170

Web safe#33cc33

Pantone361 C

Shades of lime green

#26aa26 #239a23 #1f8a1f #1b7a1b #186918 #145914 #114911 #0d390d #092909 #061906

Tints of lime green

#2fd02f #44d544 #5ada5a #6fdf6f #85e385 #9ae89a #b0edb0 #c5f2c5 #dbf7db #f0fcf0

Colors that go with lime green

Complementary#ba2aba Analogous#72ba2a Analogous#2aba72 Triadic#2a2aba Triadic#ba2a2a Split complementary#722aba Split complementary#ba2a72

Lime green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 77, 0, 77, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2aba2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 0 77 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 4 75 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Lime green in css

Copy #2aba2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2aba2a; }
.text { color: #2aba2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2aba2a; }

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 #2aba2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2aba2a 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 #2aba2a 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 #2aba2a 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

Every value on this page for #2aba2a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.