CSS named color
LimeGreen #32CD32
LimeGreen (CSS keyword limegreen) has the hex code #32CD32 and the RGB value rgb(50, 205, 50): a light, vivid green.
A bright, slightly softened green (#32cd32), less intense than lime. A frequent choice for "online" status dots and success icons.
Color codes for LimeGreen
| CSS keyword | limegreen |
|---|---|
| HEX | #32CD32 |
| RGB | rgb(50, 205, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 61%, 50%) |
| HWB | hwb(120 20% 20%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.229 142.8) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(76%, 0%, 76%, 20%) |
| Decimal | 3,329,330 |
| Hue family | Greens |
Contrast and accessibility
On limegreen, black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 2.11:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on limegreen | 9.91:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 63.0 |
| White text on limegreen | 2.11:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −45.5 |
| Limegreen text on white | 2.11:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 40.9 |
| Limegreen text on black | 9.91:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −61.4 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes limegreen with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, limegreen, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#3cd03c - 15%
#51d551 - 25%
#65da65 - 35%
#7adf7a - 45%
#8ee48e - 55%
#a3e9a3 - 65%
#b7eeb7 - 75%
#ccf3cc - 85%
#e0f8e0 - 95%
#f5fdf5
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#30c330 - 15%
#2bae2b - 25%
#269a26 - 35%
#218521 - 45%
#1c711c - 55%
#165c16 - 65%
#124812 - 75%
#0d330d - 85%
#081f08 - 95%
#030a03
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, limegreen's complementary color is #EC6EFD (close to violet), its analogous colors are #AEB600 and #00CCA1, and its triadic partners are #76A9FF and #FF7574. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #ec6efd |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #aeb600#00cca1 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #76a9ff#ff7574 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #b193ff#ff66b7 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
LimeGreen is a cool color: its hue is 120° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| yellowgreen | #9acd32 | 8.5 |
| mediumseagreen | #3cb371 | 10.9 |
| springgreen | #00ff7f | 13.7 |
Code snippets
.element {
color: limegreen;
background-color: #32cd32;
border-color: rgb(50 205 50);
outline-color: oklch(74.2% 0.229 142.8);
}<div class="bg-[#32cd32] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-limegreen: #32cd32;
}
/* then use bg-limegreen, text-limegreen, border-limegreen */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let limegreen = Color(red: 0.196, green: 0.804, blue: 0.196)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Limegreen = Color(0xFF32CD32)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const limegreen = Color(0xFF32CD32);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="limegreen">#32CD32</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for limegreen?
- The hex code for limegreen is #32CD32. The same color is rgb(50, 205, 50), hsl(120, 61%, 50%) and oklch(74.2% 0.229 142.8), and in CSS you can also write the keyword limegreen directly.
- Is limegreen a warm or cool color?
- LimeGreen is a cool color: its hue is 120° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
- What colors go with limegreen?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, limegreen's complementary color is #EC6EFD (close to violet), its analogous colors are #AEB600 and #00CCA1, and its triadic partners are #76A9FF and #FF7574. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on limegreen?
- White text on limegreen has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 9.91:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −45.5 for white and Lc 63.0 for black.
- What is the RGB value of limegreen?
- LimeGreen is rgb(50, 205, 50): red 50, green 205 and blue 50 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 19.6%, 80.4% and 19.6%. As a decimal integer it is 3329330.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.